wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
father; dad; husband; you; he
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
otherwise; if not; or else
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
pupil; student; schoolchild
large number (of); many; majority
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
will not do; do not; does not
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
meeting; rendezvous; romantic encounter; date