name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to order; to command; to appoint
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
imperial court; royal court
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
very interesting; of great interest
soldier; combatant; warrior
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to retire from public service
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
devil; evil spirit; genie
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
if it is the case that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix