(political) administration; political power
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
retention; maintenance; preservation
to say (something) over one's shoulder
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(present) head of a family
like this; in this way; as you see
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
like this; this sort; this way
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
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to be led by; to be headed by
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar