to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
how many people; a number of people
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to lead a life; to live a life
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
road approaching a shrine
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to be helpful; to be useful
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
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to make a speech; to address
queen (consort); empress (consort)
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...