rule; reign; government; governing
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
one's house; one's home; one's family
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
standing close together; bristling (with)
posthumous name (based the deeds one has performed in their lifetime)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
respect and affection; love and respect
conference room; place of assembly
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
endless; boundless; everlasting
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
founder; progenitor; emperor
to be faintly visible; to be barely visible
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
journey; route of a journey