successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
time; hour; season; time of the year
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
to live; to reside; to inhabit
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
pale; pallid; bluish-white
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
Son of God; child of an emperor
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
noted doctor; excellent physician