constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
custom; habit; customary practice
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
powerful person; influential person
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
strong nation; powerful country
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
picking up trash; collecting garbage
overseas student; exchange student
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to stand on tiptoe; to rise in the world; to become arrogant
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to translate; to interpret
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
to torment; to harass; to tease
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
(apportioning) in small amounts
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to temper thoroughly; to train well
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
preliminary arrangements; spade work