armed might; military power; the sword; force
to control; to command; to get the better of
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
though; notwithstanding; although
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
essence; true nature; substance; reality
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
process; course; mechanism
to sit down; to take a seat
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
like this; this sort; this way
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
rule; reign; peaceful times
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
emperor (of Japan); mikado
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to think of; to come up with