year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
light and darkness; light and shade
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
equality; impartiality; evenness
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
time; season; period; phase; stage
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
existence; being; presence
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to fall off; to tumble down
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
transfer; assignment; conveyance
maintenance; preservation; improvement
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
influence; effect; impact
legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum