the world and the nation; the state of the world; high affairs of state
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to hand over; to surrender
number one; first; best; most; game; round
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
while; during; while; although; all; both
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
selfishness; selfish motive
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
sword hunt; sword confiscation
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
how; in what way; by what means
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
by means of; due to; because of; according to
that is to say; so that means
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago