enrich the country, strengthen the army (Meiji era government slogan)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
interrogation; hearing; trial
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
war; battle; match; game; competition
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
certainly; surely; definitely
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
blue and white; paleness; pallidness
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
one's own child; one's own children
white (complexion); fair-skinned
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
brightness; splendour; splendor
to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
king; monarch; ruler; champion
afterlife; realm of the dead