to finish; to end; to close
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
accession to the throne; enthronement
(period of) a year; during an era
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to thrust before; to thrust at
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
national polity; National Athletic Meet
maintenance; preservation; improvement
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
rule; reign; government; governing
to say; to tell; to state; to do
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to make sense; to be meaningful
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous