laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
adopted daughter; foster daughter
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
measurement error; calculation error
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
by myself; in person; by oneself
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
family which supports a temple; parishioner
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
like this; in this way; as you see
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)