country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
calamity; disaster; accident
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
don't you think?; indicates question
by means of; due to; because of; according to
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
while; during; while; although; all; both
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning