contradiction; inconsistency
commoner; patriot; humble subject; late Edo period commoner opposition movement (mid-18th century to mid-19th century)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
descendant; scion; lineage
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
same kind; accomplices; companions
general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
to kill; to defeat; to beat
needless to say; obviously; of course
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
future (usually near); prospects
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
Engi era (901.7.15-923.4.11)
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
former years; formerly; a few years ago
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
when it becomes; when it comes to
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
thereupon; therefore; because of that
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
particularly; only; in the case of
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
disturbance; riot; mayhem