successive generations; successive emperors
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
the same rank; equality; apposition
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
historic; historical; traditional
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
military history; military annals
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
same village; same town; same province
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
outsider; someone outside of a group
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
ranging rook opening; strategy of initially moving the rook sideways
to polish up; to shine up
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
large truck; semi-trailer
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
to study; to complete (a course); to fix; to correct; to conduct (a Buddhist service)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to lose a battle to win the war; to incur damage so as to inflict greater damage on a foe; (lit.) to allow one's flesh to be cut in order to sever another's bone
on the occasion of; at the time of
Pac-Man (video game series)
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat