disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
verbal message; relaying a message
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
rising; ascending; climbing
posterity; future life; life to come
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
government service; the bureaucracy
impassioned speech; fervent speech
at once; immediately; right now
declaration; statement; proclamation
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
flag; banner; ensign; emblem
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
successive generations; successive emperors
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
at that time; in those days
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
descendant; posterity; offspring
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern