to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
(skill of) making funny faces; facial performance
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (of a single person)
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
naturalization; naturalisation
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to enter into diplomatic relations
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster
chief; main; principal; important
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to make merry; to be festive
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
dukedom; duchy; principality
refugee; exile; displaced persons
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
right (to do something); authority; power
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to some extent; to a certain extent
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
territorial state (under the Holy Roman Empire; from the 13th century up until its dissolution)
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
and so; therefore; for that reason
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)