to manage a state; to govern a country
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
servant; manservant; menial
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)
major subject; special study
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit