wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
Council of Five Elders; committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
very careful; thoroughly prepared
why; how; for what reason
society; the world; the times
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
much less; to say nothing of
older sister; elder sister
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
for this very reason; that is exactly why
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
like this; this sort; this way
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth