political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
Britain and France; Anglo-French
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
Venus (Roman goddess); Venus (planet)
birth; creation; formation
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
general; popular; common; typical
degree of familiarity; popularity
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(not) a single person; (no) one
(present) head of a family
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed