to recall; to remember; to recollect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
near oneself; close to one; familiar
separation; farewell; parting
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
war; fighting; fierce competition
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
the people; citizens; the populace
organs of the state; machinery of the state
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
open; public; official; overt
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
carving; engraving; sculpture
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
dozens; scores of; decades
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
stone Buddhist image; unemotional person; taciturn person
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
few decades; many decades; several decades
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive