seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
patriarch; head of a family
every person; every mouth; every entrance
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to play a central role; to take a leading part
windy; windswept; receive harsh treatment
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
participation; joining; entry; adherence
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
older brother; elder brother
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
richly colored; richly coloured
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
(a feeling of) identification (with); sense of belonging
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
self-consciousness; self-awareness
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to help each other; to cooperate
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
extreme reverence; deeply revered person; the Emperor
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be relieved of one's post
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-