to manage a state; to govern a country
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
general public; the masses
check; restraint; oppression; repression
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
running out of energy; running out of strength
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
change in appearance; transformation
brilliant; bright; dazzling
had better ...; may as well ...
without leaving any trace
carbonization; carbonisation
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
retirement (from the world); seclusion
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart; main point; vital part
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)