hand-clapping ceremony (of reconciliation)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
plain; plateau; tableland
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
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
Pacific needlefish (Strongylura anastomella)
confused; scattered; differing; diverse
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to leave as is; to ignore
due to the fact that; because of
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
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
day off (between working days); 50th, 53rd, 55th or 59th day of the sexagenary cycle; non-fever day (when running an intermittent fever, e.g. malaria)
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
semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
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; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
distortion; falsification; perversion
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty