in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
prefectural governor (of Osaka or Kyoto)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
until now; so far; up to the present
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
adds force or indicates command
hypothesis; speculation; surmise; conjecture
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
how many people; a number of people
recommendation; referral; endorsement
recommender; nominator; referee
Toyo (former province located in present-day Ōita and Fukuoka prefectures; later split into Buzen and Bungo provinces); affluent country; rich country
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
gentle; mild; meek; tender
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
Leo (constellation); the Lion
origin; root; cause; principle
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely