this world; this life; world of the living
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
about; on; regarding; per; for every
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
view (of life, etc.); outlook
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
Hamaguri Gomon incident (1864 clash between pro and anti-shogunate forces)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
postwar period; period after Second World War
field; plain; prairie; moor
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; reappearance; atavism
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
family; relatives; dependents; household
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite