ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
one's long-cherished desire
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
flood of emotions; many thoughts
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
first generation; founder
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
birth; creation; formation
infancy; childhood; tender age
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to complain about one's hard lot
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
(Japanese) empress; queen
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
Annam (old name for Vietnam)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
outbreak of war; starting a war
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement