strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
superstition; superstitious belief
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to spread; to be propagated
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
contradiction; inconsistency
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
twice; again; second time
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
principle of virtuous government; virtue as the principle of good government
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
the people; citizens; the populace
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
being under the rule of; being under the government of
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
death penalty; capital punishment
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
should; must; -able; probably; likely
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
Spain; Spanish (language)