to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
both; both sides; both parties
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
(political) power; authority; influence
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
hereditary system; hereditary succession
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
planning; project; plan; design
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
one's possessions; ownership
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
political measures; policy
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
armed might; military power; the sword; force
carrot and stick; (lit.) candy and whip
long (time); longstanding; for a long time