getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
one's person; around one's person
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
as was expected; sure enough
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
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)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
curse; spell; malediction
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
popularity; esteem; reputation; confidence
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight