vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
successive generations; successive emperors
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
graduate; alumnus; alumna
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
difference; variation; difference
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
matter of time; question of time
bringing; taking; carrying
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
trend of the times; way things are going
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to turn completely into; to become completely
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
to complain; to make a complaint
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
new student; freshman; first-year student
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
rather; sooner; preferably