establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
contract; compact; agreement
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
jewel; precious stone; gem
dragon god; dragon king; naga
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
item; something that one "just has to have"
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
series of battles; successive battles
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
second day of the month; two days
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
camping; campground; making camp
preparatory phase; preparatory period
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence