another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
idiomatic pronunciation or peculiar reading of a kanji or compound
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
beginning; outset; first; onset
world history; international history
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
square kilometer; square kilometre
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
go (board game); being so engrossed in go that one loses track of time; being so engrossed in an activity that one loses track of time
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe