important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
honest person; conscientious person
steadfast loyalty; unwavering devotion; remaining faithful to the end; show of loyalty; display of devotion; act of loyalty
even though it is not; despite not
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
already; now; no longer; not any more
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
Eishō era (1504.2.30-1521.8.23)
acting shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
in the mountains; among the mountains
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
most difficult; next to impossible
inner citadel; core; center; centre
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
lightning strike; lightning bolt
watchtower; observation tower; lookout
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
... years old; age (of) ...
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
to need; to call for; to require
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
failure (e.g. of a bill, motion); falling through; rejection; miscarriage
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
active; positive; progressive; anode
to try to be reconciled (with); to take measures to bring about reconciliation
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on