to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to put on airs; to assume importance
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
overall height; distance from the ground to the highest point of an object
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
distinctive; characteristic
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
continuation; succession; series; continuous