court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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
samurai; warrior; military family
measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
great storm; very severe weather; upset; surprise result; agitation; upheaval
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
Diet members' caucus; caucus of the Diet
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
extermination; annihilation
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit