house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to ask; to enquire; to query
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
already; now; no longer; not any more
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential