miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
but; however; provided that
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to gather; to collect; to assemble
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
important post; important office; key position
about; on; regarding; per; for every
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
foolish; imbecile; feebleminded
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
to some extent; to a certain extent
confidence; trust; faith; credit
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders