to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
death (of an emperor); demise
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
infancy; childhood; tender age
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
at that time; in those days
(not) a single person; (no) one
management; administration; operation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
one's real father; natural father; biological father
interior; inside; internal
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
imprisonment; incarceration
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
by means of; due to; because of; according to
appearance; air; condition; state; form