what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
book; volume; this; present; main; head
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
instruction in the ways of love
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
Europe and America; the West
originally; by nature; from the start
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
had better ...; had better not ...
Japanese person; Japanese people
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
how many years; how long; what year
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
war; fighting; fierce competition
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to live through; to survive
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
February Revolution (France, 1848); February Revolution (Russia, 1917)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
American Civil War (1861-1865)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
import; importation; introduction; afferent