nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
hardness and softness; hard line and moderate line
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
glorious; honourable; splendid
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to lure someone; to entice someone
being surrounded by enemies on all sides; being betrayed (forsaken) by everybody
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to distribute; to hand out
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
huge win; overwhelming victory
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
exaltation; emotional uplift
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake