comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Leo (constellation); the Lion
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
military forces; hosts; troops
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
intention; idea; inclination; wish
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to attack; to assault; to assail
form; shape; figure; visage
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook