solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
influence; clout; leverage
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
coalition; alliance; union; standing side-by-side
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
eruption; volcanic eruption
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
epistolary style; epistolary phrase
westward trip; trip to the West
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
(short) rest; breather; break
the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
notes; comment; remark; annotation
both sides; two sides; double-sided
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)