disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
guard; sentinel; garrison
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
honour; honor; glory; renown
without permission; without notice
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
main cause; primary factor
to part (from); to part company (with); to split (with); to break off relations (with)
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
settlement; solution; resolution
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
pilgrimage to sacred places; visiting the real-life locations used in an anime, manga, etc.
sincere; honest; faithful
sincere; earnest; serious
death (of an emperor); demise
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
cardinal (Catholic Church)
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
on the occasion of; at the time of
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
10th day of the month; ten days
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate