famous sword; excellent sword
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
back (of a chair); backrest
general; popular; common; typical
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
how; in what way; by what means
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
(carved) statue; sculpture
portrait; likeness; picture
three generations; three periods; third generation
Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867); Edo shogunate
other; another; over; more than; I; me
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
to despise; to belittle; to look down on
open; public; official; overt
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading