noted doctor; excellent physician
to collect; to assemble; to gather
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
Emperor Go-Mizu-no-O; Go-Mizu-no-O Tenno (1596-1680 CE, reigning: 1611-1629 CE)
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
inquiring about (one's health)
accession to the throne; enthronement
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
last ray of hope; only hope
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
notice; attention; observation
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual