dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
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 (business); conducting
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
(political) administration; political power
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
place; situation; position; location
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
grasp; catch; understanding
(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
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
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