the practice of assigning one era name to one emperor
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
alone; by oneself; on one's own
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
counter for books; volume
account book; ledger; register
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
death penalty; capital punishment
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to arrive home; to return
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryo system); (arch.) forced labor
huge rock; firmness; solidity