to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
royal capital; imperial capital
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
setting off (on a trip); departure
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
duty; function; office; mission; task
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
bravery; courage; heroism
to entrust; to leave to a person
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
even though; despite; when
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
participation; joining; entry; adherence
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is