to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
belief; faith; conviction
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
to face; to go towards; to head towards
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
going west; heading westward
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
Sutokujōkou (1119.7.7-1164.9.14) (retired emperor)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress