deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
old or veteran army general
to talk to oneself; to mutter
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
people; men and women; each person; everybody
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
royal capital; imperial capital
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
national border; provincial border
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
considerably; fairly; quite
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
accurate; correct; precise; exact
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
order of chivalry; chivalric order
leader of a delegation (body, party)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds