sincere; honest; faithful
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
sincere; earnest; serious
death (of an emperor); demise
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
cardinal (Catholic Church)
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
on the occasion of; at the time of
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
society; the world; the times
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
10th day of the month; ten days
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
attack; drive; advance; invasion