(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
eighth day of the month; eight days
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to rouse oneself; to psyche oneself up
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
gold braid (e.g. on a military officer's uniform)
weight (for scales); counterweight
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
novel; original; new; innovative
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
charcoal; charred remains
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
fields (of rice and other crops)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside