inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
town; city; municipal; urban
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
royal capital; imperial capital
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
official business; public business
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
princess; daughter of a nobleman
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
older brother and younger sister
(political) power; authority; influence
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
emotional strength; force of will
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
indicate reason; infers some protest
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
no way to do; nothing can be done
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing