wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
domestic affairs; internal administration
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
being battlewise; being skilled in battle; experienced warrior
opposite side; opposition
place; situation; position; location
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
country; territory; domain; realm
maintenance; preservation; improvement
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to thrust before; to thrust at
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
study; diligence; discount; reduction
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
feeling; sense; impression
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law