one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
state of the war; war situation
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
to take measures (against); to take steps
modernization; modernisation
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
celebration; congratulations
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to control; to command; to get the better of
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
amount of light; quantity of light
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination