(political) administration; political power
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be smeared; to be covered
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
in the end; on top of that
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
nothing but; none other than
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
being on duty; person on duty
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to do for (the sake of someone else)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to look around; to survey
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring