(Japanese) imperial succession
right (to do something); authority; power
prime minister; premier; chancellor
looking on (somebody) as hostile
other than; excluding; without
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
to add (to); to add on; to append
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
onstage appearance of the jōruri musicians and chanters (in kabuki)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
covert action; covert operations
authenticity; credibility
extinction; annihilation; destruction
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
determination; resolution
white (complexion); fair-skinned
blow; hit (on the body); beating
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion