to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to be reflected in a mirror
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
reversing the order of (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; the tables being turned; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; mistaking the means for the end
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
which is which; one or the other
vantage point; viewpoint; standpoint; outlook
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
other side; opposite side; other party
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
the last moment; the very end
to ask a question; to ask questions
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
Tengyō era (938.5.22-947.4.22); Tenkei era
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
government service; the bureaucracy
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
farmland; rice field or paddy
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators)
administrative and civil code
public official stationed outside the capital (under the ritsuryo system)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government