loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
staff with plaited paper streamers
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
business started by an ancestor; inherited business
subject; national; citizen
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
mausoleum containing the remains of one's ancestors
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to blaze; to burn brightly
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
unprecedented; never seen before
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
genuine; authentic; true; real
debut; initial stage appearance
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
enemy territory; hostile place
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
way one walks; one's walk
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)