administration; governance; the authorities; authority
Supreme Court (until 1947); Great Court of Cassation
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)
executive power; authority
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
supreme command authority (of the emperor)
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
arguing someone down; scolding; rebuking; proclaiming (the truth); expounding
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
foundation stone; cornerstone
middle point; median point; middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
(political) power; authority; influence
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
political affairs; all phases of government
management; administration; operation
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
writing; composition; essay; sentence
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)