local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
influence; clout; leverage
emperor-centered historiography (of Japan)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
punishment; judgement; judgment
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
mechanism; organization; organisation
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
bluff; false show of power; bold front
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
effective control (over territory); working control
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to become better; to improve
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
physical condition; state of health
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
self-justification; excuse
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged