decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
emperor (of Japan); mikado
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
Ministry of Justice (in Tang-dynasty China)
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
high steward; grand master
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation