to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
by means of; due to; because of; according to
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
a little bit; a little while
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)