fundamental law; basic (organic) law
laws and regulations; legislation
memory; ability to remember
text; provisions (act, treaty)
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
(issuing) order requiring somebody to report personally (to a police station); subpoena
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
interest; rights; concession
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
enemy territory; hostile place
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
recommendation; referral; endorsement
having both wisdom and courage
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
minimum; at the very least
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
body; physique; build; stature
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion