army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
power; authority; jurisdiction
appointment; assignment; promotion
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
edict; ordinance; proclamation
territory; domain; dominion; possession
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
curse; spell; malediction
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
authenticity; credibility
imperial throne; the Crown
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
death (of an emperor); demise
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
older sister; lass; young lady
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
river; stream; River; the ... river
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
dry riverbed; river beach