war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
silk damask; satin damask
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
best regards; please take care of; please do
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
of course; certainly; naturally
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
atrocity; (arch.) treason
to drive someone off with gunfire
opinion; intention; thought
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
interior; inside; internal
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather