(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
how; in what way; by what means
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
until now; so far; up to the present
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to attack; to assault; to assail
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
society; the world; the times
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture