whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
east, west, south and north
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
successive generations; successive emperors
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
accession to the throne; enthronement
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
battlefield; battleground
influence; clout; leverage
huge rock; firmness; solidity
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
maternal relative; relative on one's mother's side
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to be selected (from among many people)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
polite; respectful; reverent
your daughter; young woman
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
carving; engraving; sculpture
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence