water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
long time; long interval; for quite some time
in that way; thus; so; so?
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
estimate (of costs); budget
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to conquer; to subjugate; to overcome
(your) daughter; young woman
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
after that; afterwards; thereafter
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
function; facility; faculty; feature
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone