had better ...; had better not ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
Tokugawa Ieharu (1737-1786), Shougun 1760-1786
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
reputation; public opinion
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
member of shogun's council of elders
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to make light of; to ignore; to slight