readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
what kind of; what sort of; what
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
by means of; due to; because of; according to
rule; reign; government; governing
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
mountain range; mountain belt
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
long time; long interval; for quite some time
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
influence; clout; leverage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
family; relatives; dependents; household
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to live; to reside; to inhabit
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to revere; to respect; to worship
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
existence; being; presence
patriarch; head of a family
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
headship of a family; family property
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor