quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
northern part; the north (of a region)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
full of troubles, difficulties
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention