to like; to love; to be fond of
common property or characteristic
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
defend and maintain; support; protection
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
decline; fall; decay; withering
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
use; utilization; utilisation; application
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
3000; three thousand; many
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
private affairs; personal matter
state of society; social conditions; order of the world
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark