oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to govern; to manage; to subdue
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
viceroy; governor-general
power; authority; jurisdiction
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
great cause; moral law; justice
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
management; administration; operation
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
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 give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
protest; refutation; pleading
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right