string instrument; stringed instrument
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
furnishings; implements; equipment
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
popular name; common name; given name
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
sense of values; values; value system
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
duty; obligation; responsibility
horizon (related to land)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
change in appearance; transformation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
reigning; controlling; dictating
process; course; mechanism
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
to have medicine be effective
intensification; aggravation