end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
older brother; elder brother
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
gifted education; special education for gifted children
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
right of succession; right to the throne
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to subsist; to keep on living
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
a few years ago; some years back
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
self-interest; selfish desire
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
(political) power; authority; influence
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
education; training; discipline
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
mother's side (of the family)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
all you want; as much as one wants
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation