dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
honour; honor; glory; privilege
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
outbreak of war; starting a war
in person; personally; directly
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
Heijō-kyō (capital of Japan from 710-40 and 745-84; located in present-day Nara)
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
index; indices; indicator
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
fine castle; famous castle
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
assuming that ...; supposing that ...