people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
duty; obligation; responsibility
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to increase; to add to; to augment
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to accept; to receive; to agree
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
pride; boast; credit (to)
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
such; like that; that sort of; very
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
twice; again; second time
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
(one's) current position; current location; present position
grasp; catch; understanding
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
back street; back alley; off-street
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
royal capital; imperial capital
head; lead; vanguard; first
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)