dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
thus; in this way; like this
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to accept; to receive; to agree
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
(political) administration; political power
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
place; position; location; position; standing; status
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
emphasizes direct object of action
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1027)
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
maternal relative; relative on one's mother's side
my spouse; my wife; my husband
Emperor Takakura; Takakura Tenno (1161-1181 CE, reigning: 1168-1180 CE)
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
this or that person; anybody; many people
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it