national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
banquet or reception hall
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
even though; despite; when
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
madness; craziness; insanity
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
major earthquake; large earthquake
heavy damage; havoc; ravages
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
wearing oneself out with work
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
as usual; as is one's habit
The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
delivering a message to the emperor
natural disaster; cataclysm
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
successively; one after another
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
proceeding to Kyoto; entering Kyoto
grey wall covering material (gray)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing