thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
family; relatives; dependents; household
chief vassal; senior statesman
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
piece; fragment; one (object)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
form of government; system of government; polity
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
just a minute; small quantity
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
legal wife; her child; main family
to revere; to respect; to worship
like; similar to; same as
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole