to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
though; notwithstanding; although
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
battlefield; battleground
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
woman; female; feminine gender
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
at that time; in those days