ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
rule; reign; government; governing
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to ascend (the throne); to accede
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to serve; to work for; to attend
study; research; investigation
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
naturally; of course; understandably
negative emotions; negative feelings
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)