concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
modernization; modernisation
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
forevermore; for eternity
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
creation; Creation (by God)
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
avalanche; snowslide; avalanche; avalanche jōseki
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
Guerlain; Goran; Guerrand
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
exclusive; attached to; specialist
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
to complain; to lodge a complaint