to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
armed might; military power; the sword; force
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
great cause; moral law; justice
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
competent; suitable; qualified
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
successive generations; successive emperors
record high; all-time high
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
forevermore; for eternity
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
major incident; major happening; big scandal
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
decisive game; important bout; crucial match
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)