opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
war; fighting; fierce competition
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
country; territory; domain; realm
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
large number (of); many; majority
different opinion; objection
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
square-shaped collar (of some traditional Japanese clothing)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
of course; certainly; naturally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
on board a ship; aboard a ship
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains