whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
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 ...); (somebody's) side
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to face; to go towards; to head towards
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
government forces; loyalist army
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
January; first month of the lunar calendar
you; (arch.) your residence
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest