to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
tedious; boring; being fed up with
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
succession struggle; succession race
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
(Japanese) imperial succession
foster father; adoptive father
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
enthronement ceremony; coronation
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
powerful person; influential person
the same; the said; likewise
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
secret base; hideout; hidden position
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy