reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
secret; private; surreptitious
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
country; territory; domain; realm
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
war; fighting; fierce competition
defense; defence; protection
military force; military strength
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to repeat; to do over again
territory; domain; dominion; possession
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to collect; to assemble; to gather