to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
geological history; geohistory
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
acceleration; speeding up
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
favourite horse; favorite horse
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
this one; with this; in this way
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm
to experience hardship; to suffer a bad experience; to be put in a tough spot
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
technical; technological; practical
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
what time; (lit.) which hour
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
changing one's clothes; change of clothes
Privy Council (abolished in 1947)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)