early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
person in charge; official; attendant
control; management (e.g. of a business)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
number of persons; personnel
mobilization; mobilisation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to face; to go towards; to head towards
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count