devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
price; cost; value; worth; value
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
vague recollection; faint memory
to spend time (on doing something)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice