December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
continuation; succession; series
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
emperor (of Japan); mikado
the Emperor's command; private message from an emperor
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
due form; official; formality
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
myself; yourself; I; me; you
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation