qualitative difference; disparity; gap
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
geometric (progression, etc.)
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to order; to command; to appoint
maintenance; preservation; improvement
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
theater of war (theatre); sector
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising