surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
being deliberate in council, and decisive in action
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
to come back; to bloom a second time
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
haori (Japanese formal coat)
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
the people; citizens; the populace
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound