declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
powerful person; influential person
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
civilized person; civilized people
declaration; proclamation; announcement
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
in good health; alive and well; going strong
descendant; progeny; offspring
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
Island; insula; island; islet
Japanese-style squat toilet
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
landing on an aircraft carrier; deck-landing; reaching a warship; arrival of a warship (at a port)
permission; approval; authorization; license
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement