to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
the very best; excellent; superb
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
large temple edifice; large temple
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
supervised; under surveillance
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
hateful; detestable; loathsome
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
more than usual; especially; particularly
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
complete change; about-face
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
(arch.) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
state of the war; war situation
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless