real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
orders; instructions; directive; command
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
(the principle of) nonresistance
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
many; much; plenty; hardly
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
the press; journalism; fourth estate
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
information bureau; intelligence department
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
stubbornly sticking to old ways; dislike of new things; narrow-mindedness
criminal punishment; criminal procedure
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
self denial; self control
news commentary; comments on the news
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud