to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
to spread; to be propagated
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
family a woman has married into
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
how many people; a number of people
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
good-looking; fair; beautiful
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
concession; conciliation; compromise
nice; likeable; desirable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
even though; despite; when