approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
epidemic; plague; pestilence
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
king's younger brother; royal brother
succession struggle; succession race
while; even though; despite
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
genuine article; real thing; real deal
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
blighted love; disappointed love
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
accession to the throne; enthronement
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
developed country; advanced country
interest; rights; concession
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
our country; our land; one's own country