unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
brown; light brown; tawny
side ponytail (hairstyle)
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
inside; interior; inner part
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
wise ruler; sage king; intelligent and virtuous monarch
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
steel; sword steel; sword
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
crash; smash; crunch; bang
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
ten; 10; ten years of age
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party