the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
commander; general; leader
promotion; raising of status
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to face; to go towards; to head towards
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to unfold; to unroll; to open
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
shopping; purchased goods
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to sprout; to put forth buds
even more; still more; further
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should