amphiaster; diaster; double star; visual double
motherland; fatherland; native country
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
accident; emergency; calamity
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
dozens; scores of; decades
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
fort; stronghold; fortification
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to compete with; to vie for
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
time; hour; period; class
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
commander; commanding officer; CO
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial