predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
green; wet behind the ears; immature; (lit.) smelling of milk
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to flare up; to burst into flames
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
government forces; loyalist army
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to lose one's way; to get lost
cobia (Rachycentron canadum); sergeant fish
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
both in name and reality; both in name and substance