human being; human; person; character (of a person)
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
strong opposition; vehement opposition
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
scripture; passage from scripture
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
participation; joining; entry; adherence
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
rare event; unexpected event
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
people; men and women; each person; everybody
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
accession to the throne; enthronement
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
desperation; struggle to the death