bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
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)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to attempt; to test; to try out
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
death (of an emperor); demise
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
going west; heading westward
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
that day; the very same day
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to serve; to work for; to attend
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)