military of the Empire of Japan
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
place; European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa); plaice
while; during; while; although; all; both
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
intensification; aggravation
while; even though; despite
right of center (politically); right-leaning; tending to the right
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to keep away; to keep at a distance
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
than; from; out of; except; but; more
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
in the end; at the end of the day
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)