earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
reigning; controlling; dictating
important post; important office; key position
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
to tower over the surroundings
successive generations; successive emperors
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
(United States of) America; USA
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
news; word; tidings; omen
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)