racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
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
nameless; anonymous; without name
what is called; what they call; so-called
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
of course; certainly; indeed
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
pendant (jewelry); pendant (light)
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
individual differences; personal equation
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times