(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
by means of; due to; because of; according to
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
control; management (e.g. of a business)
motherland; fatherland; native country
near; close; beside; third person
(social) position; status
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
talented person; clever person
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
how many people; a number of people
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
reigning; controlling; dictating
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
(Japanese) empress; queen
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
imperial investiture; installation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)