lightly; easily; carelessly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
this world; this life; world of the living
to be born; to come into this world
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
reigning; controlling; dictating
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
strength; power; proficiency; ability
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
the big two...; two major...; two main...
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
radical party; extremists
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
new and old; incoming and outgoing
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)