achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
reopening; resumption; restarting
disintegration; self-destruction
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
pardon; remission; amnesty
imperial order; imperial decree
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Ritsuryo system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
pointing out; identification
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
life; living; I; me; student
writing; composition; essay; sentence
(Chinese) poetry and rhymed prose
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to win favour; to win favor
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
to join forces; to cooperate
establishment; founding; organization; organisation