to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
elegance; taste; refinement
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
narrow margin; slim margin
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
single word; a few words; brief comment
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
matter for great congratulation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
for today; for the time being
spreading Buddhist teachings
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
seeing off and meeting on return
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom