year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
drawing a sword; drawn sword
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
raging fire; conflagration
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)