ancient practices; old customs
enthronement ceremony; coronation
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
grand event; grand enterprise
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
luan (mythical Chinese bird)
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
proclamation; promulgation
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
importance; emphasis; stress
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to differ; to vary; to disagree
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
humanism; humanitarianism
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
prime of one's life; stage of maturity
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
suddenly; all of a sudden; flying (of a flag, etc.); waving; fluttering
main course (of a formal meal); extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
both sides; two sides; double-sided
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to strike; to attack; to punish
alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
armaments; military preparations
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
solemnly; respectfully; reverently; quietly; softly; silently
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
must not; should not; do not