should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
power; might; authority; influence
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
design concept; design philosophy; basic ideas behind a design
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
machine technology; mechanical technology
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
this (very thing); this precisely
genuine article; real thing; real deal
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be surprised; to be astonished
head; brains; intellect; understanding
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
defense; defence; protection
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody