to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
supreme leader; ultimate leader
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
counter for generations; epoch
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
precondition; prerequisite
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
competent; suitable; qualified
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
lying face down; upside down; prone
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
speech and behaviour (behavior)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
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 throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
something like ...; something called ...
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
praise; glorification; extolment
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
beforehand; in advance; previously
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
guess; conjecture; surmise
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
thoroughly; through and through
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
future prospects; promise
to listen again; to ask again
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
by all means; no matter what; at any rate