first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
queen (consort); empress (consort)
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
clear; precise; definite; distinct
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
deceased; late; dead; departed
real thing; original; actual
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
that's a different matter; that's a different story
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)