leaving (fleeing) the capital
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
so; therefore; and; (and) then
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
confidence; trust; faith; credit
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
grade; class; degree; magnitude
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
nothing but; none other than
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
deep inside; innermost place
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently