large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
great admiration; deep respect
young person; youth; young
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
difference; discrepancy; variation
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
pessimism; disappointment
optimism; taking an optimistic view
good; goodness; right; virtue
commander; commanding officer; CO
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
advance; moving forward; progress
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
to launch a surprise attack
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling