bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
to hint; to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
villager; village folk; countryfolk
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
young lord; successor of one's current lord
to fall in love (with); to love
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
gathering; theatrical troupe
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
Island; insula; island; islet
coherence; order; focus; point
to speak; to hear a voice
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
to have an underbite; to have a protruding chin; to be concaved; to have a concave shape
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
hairline; borders of the hair
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to be sooty; to be stained