to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
those present; attendance
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
even though; despite; when
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
(Japanese) empress; queen
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
blood vessel; blood relationship
attendance; presence; appearance
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
although I say; although one might say; although called
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to have an eye on; to zero in on
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
(present) head of a family
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to raise the reputation of one's family; to found a house
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...