proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
good person; virtuous person
royalists; royalist faction
imperial court; royal court
while; even though; despite
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
each nation; many nations; many countries
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up