car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
means of transportation; transport service
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
country; territory; domain; realm
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
strong nation; powerful country
dominion; territory; possession
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
national defence; national defense
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
one thin flat object; one sheet
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
long; drawn-out; very long
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
third day of the month; three days
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
to amuse oneself; to make merry