to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
Chidorigafuchi (famous place in Tokyo for cherry blossoms, location of the Budokan)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
Yoshino cherry (Prunus yedoensis)
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to use up all one's strength
to mourn over the death of
flood of emotions; many thoughts
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
left-hand radical of a character
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
information; experience; knowledge; observation
next; secondly; subsequently
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)