kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
succession struggle; succession race
instability; insecurity; crankiness
commencing with; including
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
various countries; various regions; various provinces
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
political measures; policy
(period of) a year; during an era
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
discovery; detection; finding
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
production; output; turning out
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)