shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
in history; ever; historical
battlefield; battleground
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
level; standard; water level
star (actor); prima donna; leading figure
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
defeated soldier fleeing the enemy
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
honorific added to names of makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
creation; nature; the Universe
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty; advantageous position; strategic location
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
complex; complex (number)
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
low (level, value, price, etc.)
mountain range; cluster of mountains; mountainous region
commander; general; leader
first thing in the morning
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
defense of one's country; defence of one's country