public official stationed outside the capital (under the ritsuryo system)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
while; during (the time when)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
observation; survey; watching
economic; financial; fiscal
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
police; police officer; police station
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
revision (of text); alteration; change
enforcement regulations; regulations relative to the application of a law
Fujiwara No Fuyutsugu (775-826)
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
convenience; user-friendliness
revision; amendment; alteration
Emperor Seiwa; Seiwa Tenno (850-880 CE, reigning: 858-876 CE)
Emperor Daigo; Daigo Tenno (885-930 CE, reigning: 897-930 CE)
Engi era (901.7.15-923.4.11)
collection of similar objects; classification by similarity
Engi-Shiki (set of ancient Japanese governmental regulations)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
Taira-no-Masakado Rebellion (939-940 CE)