sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
only; merely; but; no more than
troubled times; turbulent times
to help each other; to cooperate
to subsist; to keep on living
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
heavenly voice; off the record instructions; influential person's opinion; powerful person's verdict
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire