getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to be too numerous; to be too much
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
armaments; military preparations
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
(some) more; even more; longer; further
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress