to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
on the occasion of; at the time of
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
samurai; warrior; military family
general idea; concept; notion
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
post; quarters; military station; police station
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
simply; merely; only; solely
locality; local area; limited area
war; battle; match; game; competition
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
very young; little; childish; immature
day of month; counter for days
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with