bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
hundred times worship (e.g. visiting a shrine or temple a hundred times for prayer, walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
to put into effect; to put into practice
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
sovereign; ruler; head of state
depends entirely on; depends above all on
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
weakening; emaciation; decline
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
allied nations; the Allies (World War I, World War II); Allied powers
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
Western paper; paper manufactured in the Western manner
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
axle; pivot; center (of power, activity); central point; the Axis (WWII alliance)