industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
dealing with; coping with
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
(national) capital (city); metropolis
snowplough turn; wedge turn; arc; bow (for stringed instruments)
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)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
succession struggle; succession race
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to serve; to work for; to attend
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
territory; domain; dominion; possession
rule; reign; government; governing
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to betray one's country (to an enemy)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
prime minister; premier; chancellor
midfielder (soccer); medium frequency; MF; manual focus; microfinance
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful