to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
this or that person; anybody; many people
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
practice; practising; experience
openly; publicly; in public; formally; officially; duly
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
one edge; one end; one side
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
worldly affairs; public affairs
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
second punitive expedition
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; set-back; abeyance
departure for a specified destination
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
the reverse; other side; lining
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
sudden change; sudden turn
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
senior envoy; chief delegate
(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)