to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
rule; reign; government; governing
founder; originator; pioneer
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
largest class; top category
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to correct oneself; to restate
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
to drool; to dribble; to slobber