showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
infancy; childhood; tender age
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
that's true; of course; obviously
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
head of a sleeping person
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to capture; to seize; to plunder
weight (for scales); counterweight
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
price; cost; value; worth; value
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
in person; personally; (do) oneself
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)