innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
various families; various schools of thought
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
postponement; adjournment
to devise a plan; to work out a plot
being unable to make up one's mind; sitting on the fence
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
general; popular; common; typical
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
the said family; the same family
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
contrast; antithesis; comparison
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
firm; strong; solid; stable
triangle; triangular shape
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
password; watchword; motto; slogan
to ascertain; to check; to make sure