luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
popular song program on radio or television
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
party; gang; company; squad
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
creation of Japan (by the gods Izanagi and Izanami); birthing of Japan
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
pillar of fire; blazing column
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
reform; reformation; reorganization
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
combined unit; two-in-one unit; many-in-one unit; integrated model
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
insurance; guarantee; warranty