on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
ancient Japanese martial arts
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to become inverted; to become reversed
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
want to ... do something; would like to ...
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
tide; current; tendency; trend
to take over; to hand over
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
success; prosperity; boom
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for