basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
to wave a flag; to show the way
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party of Japan (1998-2016)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
the other day; some time ago; recently
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
(on) horseback; riding a horse
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
loud shout; excited cheering
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
triumphant return; returning in triumph
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
front; frontage; facade; main
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole