very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
two persons; two people; pair; couple
perfect; complete; flawless
right of succession; right to the throne
almost; roughly; approximately
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to grow up; to become an adult
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
political measures; policy
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
society; the world; the times
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
maintenance; preservation; improvement
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to govern; to manage; to subdue
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
death penalty; capital punishment
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
by means of; due to; because of; according to