embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
regret; repentance; remorse
want to ... do something; would like to ...
talented person; clever person
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
false charge; slander; defamation
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog
beautification; glorification
refutation; rebuttal; retort
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
because; for; the reason why is ...
un-; non-; negative prefix
unnatural or untimely (death)
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
to gaze out at; to look out over
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
sudden change; sudden turn
entering the capital; entering Tokyo
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to face; to go towards; to head towards
staying in Tokyo (the capital)