sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
sovereign; emperor; monarch
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
tornado; hurricane; typhoon
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
descriptive poetry; epic poem
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
constitution; rules; regulation
enactment; establishment; creation
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
settlement; solution; resolution
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
physical strength; muscle strength
form; shape; figure; visage
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)