to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
rule; reign; peaceful times
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
short pause; short interval
the Japanese nation under the ritsuryo codes
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
in name but not in reality
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
huge harvest (of the five grains); bumper crop; abundant crop
office and rank; an official rank
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
enactment; establishment; creation
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
equality; impartiality; evenness
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard