to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
interference; intervention; meddling
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
family; relatives; dependents; household
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
accepting an order; receiving an order; orders received; closed won
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
beyond that point; after that
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
(present) head of a family
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to be impolite; to be discourteous
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
successive generations; successive emperors
direct unforked road; straight path
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)