oath; vow; pledge; covenant
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
urgent report; urgent message
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
equestrian tribe; equestrian people
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
fort; stronghold; fortification
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
defense; defence; protection
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
right in the midst of; right at the height of
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
length (of an animal); body length