state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
showing one's face in public; facing another person
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
certainly; surely; definitely
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
script; libretto; scenario
the three main gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to stay (at); to stop (at)
lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
decision; determination; resolution
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
impossible to do (although wants to)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)
writing vertically; vertical writing
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
sender; consignor; remitter
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence