older brother; elder brother
royal capital; imperial capital
educational institution; school; academy; campus
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
(period of) a year; during an era
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
a country whose laws are based on religious criteria; theocracy
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
each nation; many nations; many countries
chief; main; principal; major