serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
end (of an era, century); close; descendant
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
very much; exceedingly; extremely
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
in general; generally; usually
surface of the water; face of the water
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
speaking of ...; as for ...
finish; finishing; finishing touches
each; (arch.) you (plural)
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to differ; to vary; to disagree
outside world; physical world
same law; the (said) law; same method; the (said) method
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
one's time (e.g. to go on stage); one's turn; source; origin; place of production
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
southern part; the south (of a region)
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with