logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
government official; public official
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
very great; enormous; serious
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
health; healthy; sound; fit
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
succession to the peerage
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
self-righteousness; self-justified
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
difficult to ...; hard to ...
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
both sides; two sides; double-sided
turning point; tipping point; commutation point
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
posthumous name (based the deeds one has performed in their lifetime)
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku