Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
restraint; restriction; control; check
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
moving tale; impressive tale
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
insight; power of observation
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
clear writing; specification
rule; reign; government; governing
to play a central role; to take a leading part
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
precarious situation; precarious state