surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
princess; Her Royal Highness
older sister; elder sister
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
advice; recommendation; suggestion; inducement; persuasion
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
offense; offence; crime; guilt; punishment
declaration; proclamation; announcement
just past noon; afternoon
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
number of persons; personnel
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
(engaging in a round of) mutual criticism; repeated attacks on each other
mud-slinging (e.g. in a political campaign); mud-slinging match; smear campaign; mud wrestle
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
this for sure; certainly is
in the meanwhile; during the time
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
maar (broad, shallow volcanic crater); marc (brandy distilled from pomace wine); marl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock)