rule; reign; government; governing
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to torment; to torture; to harass
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to be worried; to be troubled
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
first generation; founder
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to temper thoroughly; to train well
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
samurai; warrior; military family
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
Lawson (convenience store); Lawson; Rawson; Rowthon
next term; next period; next version; next release
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
customary; conventional; usual
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
use; utilization; utilisation; application
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)