real name (of a deceased person or a noble); posthumous name
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
to get a break; to be timely; to obtain a favorable opportunity
to blaze; to burn brightly
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
(volcanic) crater; caldera; burner (of a boiler)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
reason; logic; method; system; order
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
danger; peril; hazard; risk
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
theatre; theater; playhouse
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
large feudal domain; large fiefdom
court lady; lady-in-waiting
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart