unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
support; backing; aid; assistance
the West; the Occident; Western countries
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
domestic affairs; internal administration
interference; intervention; meddling
protectorate (country); dependency; dependent state
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
incident; affair; happening; event
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
self-government; autonomous government; devolved government (e.g. in the UK)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
even more; still more; further
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
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
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
weak foreign policy; weak-kneed diplomacy
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
go that far; to that extent
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to strain one's eyes; to stare
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)