brigadier general; commodore
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
number of people; population; human head
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
all night; throughout the night
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
connection; link; relationship
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
rather than; more ... than ...
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to have an eye on; to zero in on
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck