pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
every year; yearly; annually
time; season; period; phase; stage
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
literature; books (reference); document
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
few decades; many decades; several decades
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
one large ...; a great ...
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity