light; easy; non-serious; minor
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
military service; conscription
last position; previous job; predecessor
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
remainder; the rest; what is left
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
northern part; the north (of a region)
village; hamlet; settlement
powerful family; powerful clan
armed might; military power; the sword; force
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
to serve; to work for; to attend
enemy territory; hostile place
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)