Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
execution; punishment; spanking
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
lieutenant general; vice-shogun
due form; official; formality
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
second grade of the third rank of honor (honour)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
Kakitsu era (1441.2.17-1444.2.5)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
former years; formerly; a few years ago
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
originally; by nature; from the start
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
Ōei era (1394.7.5-1428.4.27)
second-year student; biennial