interior; inside; internal
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
certain; definite; clear; credible
belief; faith; conviction
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
together; mutually; fellow
important point; essential part; vital point; important state matters
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo 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)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
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; all along; of course
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 branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
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
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter