to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
state-of-the-art; cutting-edge
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
military force; military strength
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
demonstration; show of force
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
battlefield; battleground
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)