table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
reference data; reference material
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese trick-taking game)
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
common people; ordinary people; masses
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
late at night; small hours of the morning
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
Kenmu era (of unified Japan; 1334.1.29-1336.2.29); Kenmu era (of the Northern Court; 1336.2.29-1338.8.28)
restoration; revival; resurgence
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
organization; organisation; forming
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently