casual speech; peer language; informal language
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
military service; combat experience
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
successive generations; successive emperors
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
too many to count; too numerous to mention
rule; reign; peaceful times
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to order; to command; to appoint
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
undisputed; entirely; perfect
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to gain fame; to make one's name
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
legendary; folkloric; traditional
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
deceased; late; dead; departed