inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
right (to do something); authority; power
great emperor; ... the Great
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
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
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to shake one's head (in denial)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
proper; right; reasonable
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to employ the right person; to choose somebody with the right qualities
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
national border; provincial border
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
twice; again; second time
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement