rule; reign; government; governing
crown of victory; laurels; honor; glory; fame
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
image; figure; figure; form; image
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
woman; female; feminine gender
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
future years; in (one's) later years
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend