twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
executives; top management; governing body
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
interior; inside; internal
appointment; assignment; promotion
Asuka Kiyomihara Code (689 A.D.)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
talent for poetry; poetic genius
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
Shuchō era (686.7.20-686.12.?); Suchō era; Akamitori era
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
arrest; apprehension; capture
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
arrestee; person arrested
drama; play; powerful drug
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
Emperor Mommu; Mommu Tenno (683-707 CE, reigning: 697-707 CE)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
Metal Tiger (27th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070)
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
account book; ledger; register
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression