to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)
appointment; assignment; promotion
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
history; pedigree; lineage
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
competent authorities; supervisory authority
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
each house; every house; many houses
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
staff with plaited paper streamers
to rule; to govern; to administer
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
somehow; for some reason (or other)
to elucidate; to shed light on; to clarify
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
junior Shinto priest; Shinto priest; generic title for a member of the Shinto priesthood
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
senior priest (of a Shinto shrine, below chief priest and deputy chief priest); grasshopper; locust
official title; name of one's job
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
head house (family); birthplace; originator
complete destruction; demolition
to estrange (two friends); to come between (two people); to drive a wedge
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
synopsis; review of subject; annotation
at first; in the beginning; originally
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
loud voice; high-pitched voice
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
all; entire; whole; altogether