reform; reformation; reorganization
private school; non-government school
exemption from military service; draft exemption
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
form; shape; figure; visage
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
so; like this; in this way
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be in complete attendance
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
going to the United States
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
honorific/polite/humble prefix
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly