successive generations; successive emperors
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
commencing with; including
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
patriot devoted to the salvation of his country
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
and; thereupon; because of that
(within a) territory; domains
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
main shrine; inner sanctuary
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to serve; to work for; to attend
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate