to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
stagnation; hindrance; delay
a little; a bit; slightly
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
king's younger brother; royal brother
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
prime minister; premier; chancellor
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
rule; government; administration
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to accept; to receive; to agree
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
calamity; disaster; misfortune
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
in respect of; in regard to; as for
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
I see; that's right; indeed
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
charming; fascinating; attractive
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect