bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
great war; great battle; world war
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
small fraction; small proportion
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to explain adequately; to be accountable
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
just one person; only one
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
solitude; loneliness; isolation
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
slave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
verbal promise; one's word
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
sense of loss; feeling of loss
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
gradually; slowly but steadily