head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
director (of the ritsuryo-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
successor; replacement; second wife
Minister of Works (Zhou-dynasty China)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to feel; to sense; to experience
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling