war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
information; news; report; reward; retribution
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
report; notification; registration
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
emaciation; gauntness; haggardness
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
the front; honest; upright; decent
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
line; queue; procession; matrix
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
late at night; at a late hour
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty