honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
reform; reformation; reorganization
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
political measures; policy
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
retirement; resignation; stepping down
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
head house (family); birthplace; originator
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way