once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
at that time; in those days
war; fighting; fierce competition
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
people; men and women; each person; everybody
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
several minutes; a few minutes
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!