order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
by means of; due to; because of; according to
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
recovery; rescue; recapture
(written) appeal; circular; manifesto; encouragement; encouraging words; letter of encouragement
drama; play; powerful drug
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
image; figure; figure; form; image
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
departure of the emperor from the capital
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
piece; fragment; one (object)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
hand net; dip net; scoop net
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
various countries; various regions; various provinces
while; during (the time when)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
east, west, south and north
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)