promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
ancestor; forefather; foremother
first generation; founder
in succession; one by one
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
official announcement; proclamation
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
people; citizens; subjects; folk
in succession; one after another
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
expansion of one's sphere of influence; increase in one's power (strength, influence)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
destination; place one stays during a trip
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
intelligence gathering; information gathering
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to relax; to feel at home
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by