hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure
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)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
a long, long time ago; very long ago
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to use up all one's strength; to die
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
flood of emotions; many thoughts
spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier; person of outstanding talent; gifted person; genius
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
left-hand radical of a character
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
information; experience; knowledge; observation
next; secondly; subsequently