first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
descendant; posterity; offspring
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
government service; the bureaucracy
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
just a minute; small quantity
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
many; numerous; various; large number of
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
greeting; a fine thing to say
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
document; official papers
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
ancestor; forefather; foremother
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
family; relatives; dependents; household
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
flexible (of people); open-minded
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
scribbling; doodling; graffiti
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
Emperor Saga; Saga Tenno (786-842 CE, reigning: 809-823 CE)