running aground; stranding; being disabled (of a tank, train, etc.); being put out of action
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
... and eastward; east of
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
nothing; nil; naught; nought
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
bringing; taking; carrying
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to lean against; to recline on
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
appearance; figure; shape; form
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
founder; inventor; ancestor; forefather
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
the five eyes (physical eye, heavenly eye, wisdom eye, dharma eye and Buddha eye)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
pretension; assumption (of a title)