judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
arbitration; intercession; mediation
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
standing (for a long period of time); continuing to stand
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
suggestion; hint; implication
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
radio operator; telegraphist; telegraph operator; radio officer
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in