lineage; pedigree; family line
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
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
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
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 (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
study; research; 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
in the fire; in the flames; (arch.) burning (something)
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
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
go that far; to that extent
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
simply; merely; only; solely
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
starvation; famine; hunger
each; (arch.) you (plural)
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast