birth; creation; formation
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
absence; disregard; indifference
proposal; motion; recommendation
to anticipate; to foresee
a few years ago; some years back
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
command; lead; generalship; leadership
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
authority; power; influence
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
going into battle; departure for the front
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to wring the neck; to strangle
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
one way or the other; either way
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
pomegranate (Punica granatum)