middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
one's own property; possessions
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
unexpectedly; surprisingly
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
suppression; repression; subjugation
indigenous people; native people; natives; aborigines
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); youngest child; young; younger; young and beautiful
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
tracking down and killing; punitive expedition
gods of the land; earthly deities
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
beyond that point; after that
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again