twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
penalty; sentence; punishment
seeing the old year out; greeting the New Year; passing the winter; playing past the usual 12 rounds in one game
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
attack; drive; advance; invasion
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
home area; home town; local
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
feng (male Chinese firebird)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
main temple building; nave
Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to accord someone every courtesy
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
dispersing; breaking up; running away
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal