highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
reign; being on the throne
... years old; age (of) ...
(political) power; authority; influence
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
usually; under usual circumstances
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
armed forces; military; troops
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
accession to the throne; enthronement
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
war; fighting; fierce competition
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
moderate faction; moderates
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
domestic affairs; internal administration
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally