seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
power balance; balance of power
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
other; another; over; more than; I; me
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
fundamental knowledge; the basics
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
right of succession; right to the throne
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
being adopted into the family of one's bride
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
oracle; revelation; divine message
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
orphan; person without friends
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
family; relatives; dependents; household
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
personal attendant; valet; maid