accession to the throne; enthronement
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
unexpectedly; surprisingly
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
area under direct control (of the shogun)
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
feudal lords; barons; princes
little by little; bit by bit
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
two times; twice; two degrees
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
fluent (in a language); flowing
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
physical condition; state of health; shape
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area