malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
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
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
those (near the second person)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
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
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
Goshirakawahouou (1127.10.18-1192.4.26) (ex-emperor, later monk)
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
body; group; party; company; troupe
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new