let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
military affairs; military service
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
leader; authority; mainstay
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
at a young age; while still young
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
dispersing; breaking up; running away
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
by your leave; with your permission
pride; boast; credit (to)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)