on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
examiner; investigator; inquisitor; agent
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
reduction (of a moyo or influence); reducing move
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
the other day; some time ago; recently
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
in name only; titular; nominal
government official; public servant; civil servant
feudal lords; barons; princes
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
rule; reign; government; governing
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
person of high rank or income
memory; sense; experience
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the bush
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud