gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
furnishings; implements; equipment
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
it is no use crying over spilt milk
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to spread; to be propagated
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
powerful person; influential person
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
war; fighting; fierce competition
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
world; society; people; the public
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about