dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
order of chivalry; chivalric order
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
commander; general; leader
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
tradition; legend; folklore
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
town; city; municipal; urban
inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness
surroundings; environs; circumference
in its entirety; whole; wholly
one's possessions; ownership
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky