leader; central personage
to turn against; to become an enemy
Yamazaki Ansai (1619.1.24-1682.9.16)
three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)
hostile party; enemy side
to increase; to add to; to augment
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
feebleness; weakness; weak
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
floor space; area (in tsubo)
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
100,000; hundred thousand
8000; eight thousand; many
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar