to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
showing by a diagram; illustrating; representing graphically
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
above-mentioned; given above; previously shown
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
tuning (e.g. instruments); stroke oar; head oarsman
to write out; to express; to describe; to publish
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
circulation; dissemination
front of (the main building of) a shrine
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
1,000,000; one million; million; many
Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)
jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
striking; remarkable; considerable
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
excellent poem; famous poem
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
individual; one by one; separate; each
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
elated; triumphant; proud
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
separation; farewell; parting
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)