ruler; monarch; sovereign
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
indirection; indirectness
sovereign; ruler; head of state
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
true state; actual condition; reality
to be impressed; to greatly admire
prime minister; premier; chancellor
number two; second in command
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
sympathy for a tragic hero; rooting for the underdog
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
strategist; tactician; schemer
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
appeal (e.g. of an advertisement)