year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at that time; in those days
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
incident; affair; happening; event
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
time; hour; season; time of the year
about; concerning; related to; -ish
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
warp; curvature; curve; arch
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
historic; historical; traditional
major incident; major happening; big scandal
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
blood vessel; blood relationship
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
posing; modeling; modelling
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to be strangled; to be constricted
physical law; laws of physics