beloved child; dear child
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
urgent report; urgent message
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
power; authority; influence
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to come from; to have roots in
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
inspection; examination; survey
information; experience; knowledge; observation
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
crown; diadem; bottle cap
boasting of one's hometown
your honored father; your honoured father
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
March; third month of the lunar calendar
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
orphan; person without friends
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of