state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
Leo (constellation); the Lion
counter for generations; epoch
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
to pass (of time); to elapse
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
in the same way as; just like
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
Holy Roman Empire (800-1806)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
on countless occasions; many a time
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)