to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
dominion; territory; possession
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
one's (living) environment
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
return; relapse; recurrence
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
entire world; whole world; world stage
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
strong interaction; strong force
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
manners; behavior; behaviour
to be injured; to sustain a wound
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
way of speaking; intimation
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
frequency hijacking; broadcast signal intrusion
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
vice; immorality; corruption
prime minister; premier; chancellor
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
national costume; (in) native dress
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
one's principles and position
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to turn completely into; to become completely
movie set; filming location