legendary beast; magical beast
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
minimum; at the very least
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
specimen; sample; object to be examined
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
and; thereupon; because of that
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to collect; to assemble; to gather
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
cabinet (of a government); ministry
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to have a meal together; to sit at table
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)