to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
that; the matter in question
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
tear gland; lacrimal gland
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
woman; female; feminine gender
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
lot (production); batch; lotto
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
price; cost; value; worth; value
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?