war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
woman; female; feminine gender
to mistake (A for B); to misread
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
ruby; Jonathan apple; (arch.) glowing skin; (arch.) beautiful looks
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
gem; jewel; precious stone
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
at once; immediately; right now
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out