change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
job; work; duties; trade; skill
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
employment position or rank
rumour of a love affair; talk of a romance
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
frequent; densely packed; thick
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
Emperor Takakura; Takakura Tenno (1161-1181 CE, reigning: 1168-1180 CE)
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
on bad terms; at loggerheads
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
second (unit of time); arc second
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
power; might; authority; influence
in one's hands; in one's control
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability