to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
calamity; disaster; catastrophe
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
Emperor Shoumu; Shoumu Tenno (701-756 CE, reigning: 724-749 CE)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
kind-hearted; benevolence
future (usually near); prospects
certainly; really; truly; possibly; maybe; perhaps
giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state; assistance; counsel
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
residence; housing; residential building
to escape from; to get out
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to be photographed; to be projected
society; public; community; social studies
official announcement; proclamation