expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
official name; formal name
please (give me); please (do for me)
large seal script (dating from China's Spring and Autumn period onward)
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to recall; to remember; to recollect
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
while; during; while; although; all; both
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
armed forces; military; troops
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on