to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
empress (consort); queen (consort)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
foreign matter; impurities
heir; inheritor; successor
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
castration; neutering; gelding; enervation; emasculation; taming
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at that time; in those days
queen (consort); empress (consort)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
since; henceforth; ever since
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
(political) power; authority; influence
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
smoothly; easily; readily
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
is something that; is that which
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to accept; to receive; to agree
simply put; putting it simply; in short
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist