people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
strong nation; powerful country
(period of) a year; during an era
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
wartime regime; war footing
departure; leaving; going away; recession
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
upward adjustment; upward revision
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
whichever one chooses; either way
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
stopping of bleeding; stanching; hemostasis; haemostasis
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
audible range; hearing range
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other