activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
art of war; strategy; tactics
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
on the roof; court nobles
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
certain evidence; definite evidence
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
strong nation; powerful country
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
not a little; not a few; considerable
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
medicine; Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual