spot; point; place; position
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
whichever one chooses; either way
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
Asuka period (550-710 CE)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
magic; sorcery; incantation
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
great difference; big difference; wide margin
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
headquarters; head office; main office
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
right beside; close to; nearby
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off