rising; ascending; climbing
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
difference; variation; difference
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
when it becomes; when it comes to
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to bring; to take; to bring about
one hole; toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); effective point for moxibustion; one-woman man
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
the people; citizens; the populace
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
(death from) starvation; starving to death
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
don't you think?; indicates question
for example; for instance; e.g.
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten