Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
in addition; besides this; twice
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
wild beast; wild animal; brute
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to be worried; to be troubled
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
the shogunate period; the days of the shogunate regime
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
to arrive; to come to pass
forwarding; sending on; redirecting (e.g. mail); deadheading (e.g. train)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
government forces; loyalist army
to make use of; to lend money
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
favor; patronage; being partial to; paying special attention to
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
manual piecework done at home
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal