to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
February; second month of the lunar calendar
addition; increase; Canada
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
man; male; masculine gender
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
statute-labor service (ritsuryo period); socage
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
another language; different languages
age of majority; age of adulthood
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
(Japanese) empress; queen
number one; first; best; most; game; round
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(political) power; authority; influence
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
on the occasion of; at the time of
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
consideration; taking into account