merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
custom; habit; customary practice
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
powerful person; influential person
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
strong nation; powerful country
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
picking up trash; collecting garbage
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
overseas student; exchange student
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream