fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
will; testament; last request
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
establishment; foundation
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
one's original family name; maiden name
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
river; stream; River; the ... river
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
land near a castle; castle town
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)