strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
feeling that one is living in a completely different age; feeling that something belongs to a different age; feeling that the world has changed dramatically
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
time; hour; period; class
the same; the said; likewise
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
newspaper story (article, account)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
rest; break; recess; intermission
emperor's return to the imperial palace
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
Minister for Foreign Affairs
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)