classic (work, esp. book); the classics
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
trend; tendency; momentum
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
direct descent; direct line
political system; political institution; regime
codes of laws and ethics (Tang Code)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
government ordinance; cabinet order
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to be conspicuous; to stand out
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
notes; comment; remark; annotation
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
Emperor Murakami; Murakami Tenno (926-967 CE, reigning: 946-967 CE)
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to gather; to collect; to assemble
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
Genryaku era (1184.4.16-1185.8.14)
shallow knowledge; superficial learning
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
collection of similar objects; classification by similarity
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml); (arch.) banknote; (arch.) paper money