authority; power; influence
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
(religious) faith; belief; creed
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to rule; to govern; to administer
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
tradition; legend; folklore
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to detain; to check; to restrain
polite; courteous; hospitable
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary of trickery
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to cover fully; to wrap around
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
secret; private; surreptitious
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
smuggling; contraband trade
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
near; nearby; not far off
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless