understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
breath; breathing; tone; mood
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
commander; commanding officer; CO
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
due form; official; formality
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
beginning; outset; first; onset
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to feel hungry; to get hungry
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop