play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
proficient; skilled; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
along the way; along the road
plain; field; being outside the government; non-governmental sphere; private sector
able men left out of office
Emperor Juntoku; Juntoku Tenno (1197-1242 CE, reigning: 1210-1221 CE)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
honorific affix; honorific prefix
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
to like; to love; to be fond of
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
sovereign; emperor; monarch
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
nobles and soldiers; imperial court
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
turmoil; chaos; confusion
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
minister (of a government department)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
(political) power; authority; influence
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
pole; climax; extreme; extremity