annotation; explanatory note; comment
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
principal (e.g. in a loan)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
power; authority; influence
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
relation; connection; relevance
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
ninth day of the month; nine days
and (also); both ... and; as well as
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
right (to do something); authority; power
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as