natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
besides; in addition; also; moreover
clearing one's throat; cough
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
death (of an emperor); demise
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
right of succession; right to the throne
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
absence; disregard; indifference
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
threat; intimidation; menace
armaments; military preparations
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
prospects of victory; chances of success
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance