new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
proclamation; official notice
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
child's tear-stained face
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
tenacity; indomitableness; dauntlessness; inflexibility
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
the past; old times; bygone times; days of yore
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
(geographical) feature (natural or man-made); object; entity; ground object (that provides cover or concealment)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
rice-flour dumplings mixed with mugwort; mugwort rice cake
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
in history; ever; historical
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
mutation; change; vicissitude
deed; act; work; performance
nature; character; disposition
self-control; self-mastery; self-restraint; self-denial
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
ceaselessly; continually; all the time; incessantly