state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
sad; wretched; deplorable
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
diligent; absorbed (in something)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
like this; this sort; this way
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to be surprised; to be astonished
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
Emperor Koumei; Koumei Tenno (1831-1866 CE, reigning: 1846-1866 CE)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few