government official; clerk
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
by means of; due to; because of; according to
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
don't you think?; indicates question
natural calamity; disaster
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to manage a state; to govern a country
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in