to have meaning; to be meaningful
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
successive generations; successive emperors
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows
participation; joining; entry; adherence
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to flare up; to burst into flames
elopement; running away with a lover
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
due form; official; formality
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
female owner; proprietress; landlady
(social) position; status
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
aggression; invasion; raid
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
rule; reign; government; governing
development; exploitation
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal