your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
may ... be with you; may there be ...
to flare up; to burst into flames
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
standing tall; towering; soaring
temple; shrine; sanctuary
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); the human body; Tao, heaven, earth and king
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
choice; selection; option
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
emperor (of Japan); mikado
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
white (complexion); fair-skinned
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death