whole nation; whole land; whole country
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
imperial throne; the Crown
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
Ministry of War (Tang-dynasty China)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be needed; to be wanted
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
timewise; temporal; chronal