first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
right of succession; right to the throne
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
intensification; aggravation
as; because; with; due to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
order of chivalry; chivalric order
leader of a delegation (body, party)
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Prussian blue; deep blue; dark blue; ultramarine
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
action; operation; effect; function
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
private; personal life; (one's) privacy