to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
queen (consort); empress (consort)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
duty; obligation; responsibility
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
(political) power; authority; influence
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
be (that) as it may; having said that
resolution; vote; decision
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to hide; to keep to oneself
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve