to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
meeting; facing; confronting
court lady; lady-in-waiting
honours; honors; ceremony; exercises
ruler; monarch; sovereign
dedication; presentation; consecration; offer (to a shrine)
chanting in a loud voice; singing in a loud voice
basin (e.g. between mountains)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
fight; struggle; conflict
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
build; physique; appearance
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
individual; private person; personal; private
accumulation; accumulate; store
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
before it happens; previously
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
struggle (for); scramble; contest
(arch.) dismissal; (arch.) discharge
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains