compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
host and guest; the principal and the auxiliary; the principal and the subsidiary; subject and object; subject and object
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
death; the late; the deceased
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
innocent; blameless; guiltless
another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
freedom; free man; free woman
a country whose laws are based on religious criteria; theocracy
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
two parts; two copies; the second part
taking into consideration; making allowances (for); reserve; restraint; leniency
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summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
temporary abode; staying on a temporary basis
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
several people; a few people
power of the state; national sovereignty; sovereign rights