precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
southern part; the south (of a region)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
viceroy; governor-general
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
leading person; foremost figure
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
pupil; disciple; follower
myself; yourself; I; me; you
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
Yellow Turban Rebellion (China; 184 CE)