ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
Figaro; Le Figaro (French newspaper)
misanthropy; misanthropist
chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
white lie; harmless lie; fib
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
imperial order; imperial decree
sword; blade; single stroke
university (college) professor
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
beginning (of a century, etc.)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
creation; founding; initiating
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance