next generation; future generation
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
aggression; invasion; raid
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
other; another; over; more than; I; me
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
in the end; at the end of the day
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
authority; power; influence
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
successive generations; successive emperors
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
revision; amendment; alteration
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent