improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
Son of God; child of an emperor
to carry; to bring (to a place)
taking refuge and waiting (for the danger to pass); waiting (on a siding) to let another train pass
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
diligent; hard-working; industrious
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
note (letter) left behind; will
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
to become settled; to be fixed
white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
how many years; how long; what year
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
failure; mistake; blunder
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
area under direct control (of the shogun)
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery