expression; presentation; representation; notation
Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
that; he; she; that person
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
presumption; assumption; estimation
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
under the ... administration; within the ... government
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
political measures; policy
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
successive generations; successive emperors
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
imprisonment; incarceration
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
accumulation; accumulate; store
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
original seller; sales agency
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress