reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
great cause; moral law; justice
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
in unison; as one; united
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to rank next to; to come after
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to take (be in) charge of
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
retainer; retinue; servant
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to half-rise to one's feet
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable