to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
massing (of troops); gathering
power; authority; influence
without permission; without notice
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
rival; competitor; competition
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
true to one's name; living up to one's name
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
military authorities; army circles
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
important post; important office; key position
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
surely (not); certainly (not)
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
military officer; naval officer
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale