new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
State Shintō; nationalistic and ideological form of Shinto, abolished in 1945
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
distinguished or meritorious service
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
in the ministry; in the department
waste material; waste; useless article; discarded article; refuse; trash
short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
rites conducted by the emperor
Imperial Household Agency
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
dominant person; preeminent person; strongest contender; far right wing; right-wing extremist; radical right wing
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
national crisis; national disaster
soldier dispatched by a god; soldier under the protection of the gods
honour; honor; glory; renown
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
behind others; losing out to others
to intend; to be sure that
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
emperor-centered historiography (of Japan)