now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
young lord; successor of one's current lord
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be silent; to say nothing
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
imperial decree; imperial edict
messenger; envoy; emissary
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
100,000; hundred thousand
February; second month of the lunar calendar
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
this and that; one thing and another
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more