yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
two persons; two people; pair; couple
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
reigning; controlling; dictating
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
prime minister; premier; chancellor
(social) position; status
international community; international society; the world
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...