natural disaster; cataclysm
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); mon; traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm); letter; character
very serious matter; matter of very grave concern; momentous event
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
control; management (e.g. of a business)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
major powers of the world; great powers
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
before god; before an altar
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
to find out; to discover; to locate
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
like that; that way; thus
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
power; authority; jurisdiction