(exercising) the right to command
alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
greater than ...; bigger ...
joke; playfulness; kidding around
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
tsumugi; pongee; traditional rough-surfaced cloth woven from raw silk
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
usage; way to use; utilization
literature; books (reference); document
excellent answer; clever answer
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
random; unintentional; unintended
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
older sister and younger brother
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
gods of the land; earthly deities
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
order; command; life; destiny; fate
the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven
kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
federation of states; confederation of nations
world economy; international economy