first generation; founder
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
great emperor; ... the Great
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
hostility; antagonism; opposition
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
to spit out; to eject; to dump
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
event; phenomenon; matter
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
this (very thing); this precisely
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
both; both sides; both parties
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
rule; reign; government; governing
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in