feudal retainer or warrior
clanship; clannism; clan favoritism; clan favouritism
product; produce; result; fruit
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
great hurry; great haste; rush
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
common people; ordinary people; masses
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
early (days); initial stage; initial
interference; intervention; meddling
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
very; greatly; exceedingly
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
(early Meiji era) democratic rights ideology
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
constitution; rules; regulation
proclamation; promulgation
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
constitutionalism; Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)