to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
political friend; friend with the same political views
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
putting the officials and bureaucrats above the people; treating the governors as more important than the governed; statism
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to become possible; to become able to (do)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
passive; lacking initiative; lacking autonomy
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
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)
trust; confidence; credence
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
restoration of imperial rule; (in English history) the Restoration
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
one wing; (a) role; (a) part
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
function; facility; faculty; feature
accomplishment; execution
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic