to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
unify the nation by force; (lit.) spread military force under the heavens
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion