patent medicine; nonprescription drug
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
war; battle; match; game; competition
main; principal; important
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
war; fighting; fierce competition
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
licking; dead drunk; blind drunk
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
one jō and six shaku (4.85m); statue of Buddha measuring one jō and six shaku; sitting cross-legged
being pendent; hanging down
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
paste products (incl. sweets, fish paste, etc.); parade float; procession
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
person in charge; manager; chief; head
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
quietly; slowly; gracefully
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
thicket; bush; clump of bushes