first cry of a newborn baby
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
tradition; legend; folklore
princess; daughter of a nobleman
viceroy; governor-general
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
one party; one faction; one clique
beforehand; in advance; previously
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
auditor (Edo period); examiner; inquisitor; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game)
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
dismissal; sacking; discharge
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
demotion; relegation; downgrading
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
modernization; modernisation
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)