Emperor Shoutoku; Shoutoku Tenno (718-770 CE, reigning: 764-770 CE)
delivering a message to the emperor
government or official circles; official quarters
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
figure; design; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design; plot; minor market fluctuation
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
final paragraph; final paragraphs; the end of a story of block of text
var. of folksong; var. of koto or shamisen music; medley of (Japanese) songs
to become possible; to become able to (do)
creative power; genius; creative originality
drinking party hall; banquet seat
yearning; longing for; deep affection
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
parody (of a song); new lyrics to an old melody; song parody
accomplishment; execution
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
female owner; proprietress; landlady
to complain; to lodge a complaint
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
as one flesh or body; simultaneously
previously mentioned; previously described; above-mentioned; aforesaid
male orientation; male-oriented
to provide; to supply; to furnish
influencing people by one's virtue
private tutor; coach; governess
adviser; advisor; consultant
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
conjugation (inflection, declension) of nidan verbs (resulting in a stem of either "e" or "u" for every conjugation)