truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
rule; reign; government; governing
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
in history; ever; historical
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(arch.) great; (arch.) grand; greater (of equal court ranks); upper; a great deal; very much
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
obedience; submission; resignation
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
at that time; in those days
scale; scope; plan; structure
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind