to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
if it is the case that ...
one large ...; a great ...
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
death from disease; death from illness
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
military forces; hosts; troops
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
party-internal; within the party
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
job; work; duties; trade; skill
death in battle; death on the battlefield
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to surround; to crowd around
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)