flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to succeed; to bear fruit
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
sending home; repatriation; deportation
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
one's home country; one's homeland
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to feel inferior; to feel small
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place