official history; authorized history
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
that; the matter in question
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
broadbanded thornyhead (Sebastolobus macrochir); broadfin thornyhead; kichiji rockfish
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to go out and away; to leave