shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
ferry landing; point of departure or arrival for ferries
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
China and Japan; the middle day; the equinoctial day
to die (of a nobleman, etc.)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
(Japanese) imperial succession
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
Emperor Nintoku; Nintoku Tenno
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
riparian works; flood-control works
each house; every house; many houses
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
distress; wretched condition
exemption; exoneration; discharge
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
desolate field; withered field
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
auspicious sign; good omen