sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
18-litre measuring container
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
successive generations; successive emperors
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
sixth day of the month; six days
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
commencing with; including
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute