ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
founder of dynasty or sect
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
Emperor Gaozu of Han (BCE 247-195); Liu Bang
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s); one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
meritorious deed; services
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
the other day; a few days ago
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to intend; to be sure that
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable