(Japanese) imperial succession
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
reading too much into (a statement, etc.)
very much; very many; more and more
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
detonator; priming; primer; trigger; impetus; spark
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
consequently; as a result; in the end
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
environment; surroundings; circumstances
rule; government; administration
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
in that manner; like that
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)