centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
believer; devotee; follower; adherent; convert; disciple
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
debasement; corruption; degradation
course; route; path; process; means
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
Taika era (645.6.19-650.2.15)
hundred rivers; many rivers; all rivers
influential vassal; powerful retainer; powerful courtier
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to be needed; to be wanted
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
kimono and ancient head-dress
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
both sides; two sides; double-sided
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about