earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
1,000,000; one million; million; many
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to revere; to respect; to worship
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
honouring (publicly); honoring; making someone's good deeds or achievements well-known
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
passage; path; route; one's way
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
pulling something out (in a stroke); plucking out; forcibly removing one after another (e.g. demonstrators); overtaking multiple people (in a spurt); pulling ahead
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
heading; headline; index; headword
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
king; monarch; ruler; champion
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
several weeks; a few weeks
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
totally willing; fully motivated
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
loser; defeated person; the defeated
big catch (fishing); good haul
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice