clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
immortal; undying; indestructible
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
head; lead; vanguard; first
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
surely; certainly; without doubt
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to withstand; to be able to endure
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to be damaged; to receive damage
limited; limiting; restrictive
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
control; management (e.g. of a business)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
period of time; time slot; time zone
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to employ; to hire; to charter
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to keep watch; to stand guard
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation