to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
dominion; territory; possession
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
all (there is); as long as there is
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on