extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
generation; lifetime; age
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
empress dowager; queen mother
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
very young; little; childish; immature
accession to the throne; enthronement
death (of an emperor); demise
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
when it becomes; when it comes to
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
sincerity and kindheartedness; honesty and simplicity
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
family; relatives; dependents; household
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
great commander; famous commander
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
no!; no no!; no, not at all