popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
it's probably so; it stands to reason
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
confused; scattered; differing; diverse
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
message (delivered by the US president or a state governor); address; (papal) bull; decree; textbook
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
direct ancestors; ascendant
nowadays; in this day and age
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
elegance; taste; refinement
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
distortion; falsification; perversion
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
(arch.) provincial governor's office; provincial governorate (beginning in the late Heian period)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
thus; in this way; like this
false charge; slander; defamation
fabrication; lie; fiction
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to be worried; to be troubled
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous