it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
divorce; dissolution of adoption
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
whole nation; whole land; whole country
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
great emperor; ... the Great
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
provincia; province of ancient Rome
in succession; one by one
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
slight; insignificant; small
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
being adopted into the family of one's bride
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
already; now; no longer; not any more
existence; being; presence
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle