foreign invasion; foreign attack; foreign force
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
a (single) moment; an instant
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
distinguishing; distinction; discrimination; telling apart
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
lineage; pedigree; family line
considerable; decent; suitably; reasonably; one matter; one field
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period)
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
after death; posthumously
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
research; study; investigation
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
around-the-clock; (working) day and night
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
simply; merely; only; solely