Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
such; like that; that sort of; very
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
what sort of; what kind of; what way
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
situation; developments; outcome
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
something like ...; something called ...