to give a glance (at); to take one look at
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to play a central role; to take a leading part
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
relation; relative; kind; cordial
castle site; ruins of a castle
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
along; parallel to; in accordance with
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
powerful family; powerful clan
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)