to pass (of time); to elapse
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
messenger; envoy; emissary
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
several years; a few years
armed might; military power; the sword; force
territory; domain; dominion; possession
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
area; region; district; locality
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
disturbance; riot; mayhem
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
for example; for instance; e.g.
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
celebration; congratulations
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
suddenly; all of a sudden
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect