imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
self-determination; suicide
duty; function; office; mission; task
secrecy; highly classified information
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
split; division; break up
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
either way; in any case; one way or another
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
rational; reasonable; logical
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
rule; reign; peaceful times
rationality; reasonableness
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
like it or not; like or not like
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
southern part; the south (of a region)
one large ...; a great ...
family; relatives; dependents; household
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
relation; connection; affinity
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy