careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
at that time; in those days
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
accession to the throne; enthronement
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
every place; various places
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
environment; circumstance
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
picking; collecting; harvesting
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
export; exportation; efferent
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
personal; individual; private
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes