special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
general secretary (of a communist party, esp. the leader of China or North Korea)
internal (domestic) affairs
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
out of bounds; beyond the pale
speech and behaviour (behavior)
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
to become famous; to gain fame
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
to invite in; to usher in
arrest; custody; detention
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
trio; gang of three; threesome
temple; shrine; sanctuary
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
work left uncompleted at death; work one accomplished during one's lifetime
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
use; utility; effect; benefit
impersonation; personification
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
raw materials; ingredient
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
sorry; too bad (for you)!; tough luck!
to ask a question; to ask questions