-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
to say; to be called; to do
again; once more; a second time
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
consequence; outcome; result; blame
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
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
absolutely; positively; decidedly
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
than; from; out of; except; but; more
power; authority; jurisdiction
rejection; negation; voting down
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
receiving (order, etc.) reverently