to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
birth; creation; formation
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
superior; superiors; senior
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
patterns of thinking; train of thought
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
unthinkable; unimaginable; inconceivable; unclassifiable; never dreamt of
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
present; current; in operation