circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
besides; in addition; also; moreover
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
commencing with; including
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to trample; to crush underfoot
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
sympathy; compassion; pity
such ... as; or some such
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
each nation; many nations; many countries
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage