earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
richly colored; richly coloured
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to stiffen; to become stiff
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
rule; reign; peaceful times
aggression; invasion; raid
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
armed forces; military; troops
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
one by one; one after another; successively
successive generations; successive emperors
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
one's home country; one's homeland
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
it is not (like that) either
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued