duchy; dukedom; principality
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
point of heaven; corner of the sky
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
to be erected; to be built
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
to hide; to keep to oneself
to split (by striking); to disclose
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
erect tail (of a traditional Japanese hat)
blessings of heaven; favour of emperor; favor of emperor; divination's luckiest day; blessings of nature
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
individual; private person; personal; private
direct control; direct supervision
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
word (opinion, objection)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
array; muster; line-up; full force
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
100,000; hundred thousand
little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis); grebe
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
water's edge; beach; shore
clouds and haze; swarm (of people); throng; (flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight
parade; review (of troops)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot