(political) administration; political power
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
origin; beginning; source; rise
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
proposal; proposition; suggestion
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
literature; books (reference); document
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
event; phenomenon; matter
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to look down on; to make light of
tendency; trend; inclination
each individual; each person
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus