brilliant; bright; glorious
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
everlasting; immortal; eternal; enduring; undying; imperishable
distinguished war service; merit of war
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
way of reciting; way of telling a story
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
sweeping victory; easy victory
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
tradition; legend; folklore
true state; actual condition; reality
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
person concerned; interested party; related party
still; even now; to this day
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
end of war; cessation of hostilities
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
document; official papers
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)