decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
after that; afterwards; thereafter
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
by means of; due to; because of; according to
dominion; territory; possession
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
distinguished war service; merit of war
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
difficult to ...; hard to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle