the whole nation; all the people in the land
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to rise to the highest possible rank
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
(your, his, her) daughter
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
rushing around; running wild
approximate age; age range
to follow; to conform; to apply to
rumor; rumour; gossip; speculation; irresponsible criticism; hearsay
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
great pair; well-oiled two-man team
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
scholarship; scientific attainments
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
history of; experience of
panoramic (view, perspective, etc.); high-level; comprehensive (manner); holistic; broad
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
Kyoto style; urbanity; refinement
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...