to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
and (also); both ... and; as well as
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
sender; consignor; remitter
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
secretary (government); director; chief
provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
our country; our land; one's own country
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
older brother; elder brother
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
anything and everything; just about everything
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese