embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
wild rose; briar; multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora); baby rose; Japanese rose
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
bravery; courage; heroism
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
dominion; territory; possession
commander; general; leader
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to fight to the bitter end
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve