to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
imperial decree; imperial edict
bowing twice; worshipping again; Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to bow (in great numbers) to a greater authority; to be drawn (en masse) to something attractive; (lit.) even the plants yield
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to run about trying to escape
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
continuation; succession; series
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
reason; cause; history; origin
numerator; molecule; member; element
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
outlook; general situation
small shell; small shellfish; kanji "shell" radical at left
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
two-storied gate; tower gate
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
newly-opened land; recently-settled region; frontier; new residential area; new development
colour; color; hue; tints
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...