to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
dominion; territory; possession
greed; worldly or materialistic desires
morning and evening; all the time
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
river; stream; River; the ... river
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
village; hamlet; settlement
high ground; plateau; heights
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
resources; maneuver; manoeuvre
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
being out of office; lacking a title
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke