to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
such ... as; or some such
already; now; no longer; not any more
ruin; wreck; mere skeleton; framework
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
government official; clerk
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
estimate (of costs); budget
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
thousands; several thousand
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
to say; to tell; to state; to do
several years; a few years
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
viceroy; governor-general