nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
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; rare possibility; 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
go that far; to that extent
theatre; theater; playhouse
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
court lady; lady-in-waiting
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
suffix for train car numbers
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
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
representative; exemplary; model
actor; actress; player; performer
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
in this manner; in this way; like this
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
directions; instructions; orders; command
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk