to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Empress Jitou; Jitou Tenno (645-702 CE, reigning: 690-697 CE)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Emperor Shoumu; Shoumu Tenno (701-756 CE, reigning: 724-749 CE)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
Empress Gemmei; Gemmei Tenno (661-721 CE, reigning: 707-715 CE)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...