yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to concern; to be related
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
one day; (on) a certain day
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to be smeared; to be covered
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
young adult still living at home; dependent; female servant working for a lady-in-waiting working in the inner part of a lord's house (Edo period); freeloader living in a samurai's house; young kabuki actor in service of a master (Edo period)
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
caller; visitor; company; guest
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to be tear-stained; to have one's face covered with tears
doctor to a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality