approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
the other day; some time ago; recently
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
instability; insecurity; crankiness
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
adherence (to one's beliefs) (positive nuance); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
history; pedigree; lineage
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
to order; to command; to appoint
royal capital; imperial capital
to feel; to sense; to experience
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
bolt from the blue; great surprise
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)