latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
such; like that; that sort of; very
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
entrance; admission; entering
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
breaking off an engagement
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to smash down; to beat in
restoration; repair; mending
while; even though; despite
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
royal castle; imperial castle
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
in comparison to; rather than
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly