vice; immorality; corruption
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
to do together; to share; to participate in
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
two persons; two people; pair; couple
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
terse; concise; simple and clear
rather; better; instead; if anything
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration; (arch.) putting on makeup
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
dark (color); concentrated; thick
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)
main cause; primary factor
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
burning low; waning; declining
violent (tragic or accidental) death; dog's death
legs bowed in; sitting with heels spread apart
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
rebellion; great uprising
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
imperial throne; the Crown
after a long time; for the first time in a while
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
frequent; densely packed; thick
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit