politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
should do; ought to do; must do
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
and (also); both ... and; as well as
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
quarrel; dispute; argument
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to serve; to work for; to attend
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)