supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
unification of the whole country
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
family; relatives; dependents; household
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
in the meanwhile; during the time
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
strengthening of relations
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
in the same way as; just like
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being