mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to continue (going along some trend)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to repeat; to do something over again
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
yoke; constraints; oppression
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
connection; link; relationship
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
band of warriors (often formed from related or dependent families); group of samurai
family positioned to accede to the shogunate