bright sunshine; broad daylight
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
struggle for supremacy; championship game
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
offensive (movement); aggression
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
the military and civilians
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
rottenness; decay; corruption
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
one's wife and mistress(es)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
stirred up; inspired; moved to action