large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
rising; ascending; climbing
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
depending on; dependent on
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
in the face of; in defiance of
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
(period of) a year; during an era