battlefield; battleground
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
odds and ends; all; every
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
decisive; resolute; drastic
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
regret; repentance; remorse
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
military affairs; military people
adoration; reverence; esteem
suffix for train car numbers
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
young person; youth; young
extraordinary talent; genius; prodigy
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
Liu Xuande (founder of the Shu-Han dynasty)
showing special confidence and courtesy (to someone, often to convince them to take a post, etc.)
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate