to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
society; public; community; social studies
invisibly; secretly; privately
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
powerful person; influential person
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
literally; to the letter; literal
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
material; substance; matter
remote control; remote operation
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
dirty work; unpleasant task
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
minority group (party); minority
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)