information; experience; knowledge; observation
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
election; selection; choice
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
opinion; intention; thought
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
blue-green; turquoise; aqua; (arch.) spirogyra; (arch.) algae forming pond scum
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
coloured carp; colored carp
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
operations (a strategy) on two fronts; two-pronged strategy
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country