just because; even if; even though
rule; reign; peaceful times
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
succession struggle; succession race
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
older brother; elder brother
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
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
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
democracy; democratic system of government
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
individual; private person; personal; private
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to thrust away; to send flying
to jump at; to be attracted by
to be mad about; to be hooked on
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly