to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
not worth considering; out of the question
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to make an appearance; to show up
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
to try to do; to attempt to do
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
ultimate; final; last; eventual
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
temporary; transitory; short-lived
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder