to leave the government service
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
study group; study meeting
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
that is to say; so that means
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
speech; expression; wording; language
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
as one had hoped; as one wishes
brave warrior; hero; brave man
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
on the occasion of; at the time of
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
word; term; language; speech
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
another; different; something else
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
posterity; future generations; future life