walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to control; to command; to get the better of
region; limits; stage; level
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
Chinese parasol-tree (Firmiana simplex); Chinese bottletree; Japanese varnishtree; phoenix-tree
dense forest; thick forest; (arch.) May; (arch.) fifth month of the lunar calendar
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
existence; being; life; survival
the four Hindu castes; the four great families of the Heian period (esp. the Minamoto clan, the Taira clan, the Fujiwara clan and the Tachibana clan)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
moneymaking; earning money
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance