to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
important point; essential part; vital point; important state matters
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
domestic affairs; internal administration
interference; intervention; meddling
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
as (for); for; in the capacity of
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito); big three; top three
big problem; major issue; big controversy
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
loyalty to the Emperor (especially during the late Edo period movement to overthrow the shogunate)