similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
death; the late; the deceased
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
grudge; malice; intention; disposition; obstinacy; reason
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
approval; license; licence; permission
blood pledge; oath signed in blood
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
particulars; details; specified items
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
person concerned; interested party; related party
fine performance; tour de force
samurai; warrior; military family
standard; basis; principle
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
internal troubles; domestic discord
external pressure; foreign threat
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
posterity; future generations
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
slowly and quietly; smoothly
watchful waiting; careful supervision
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
precipice; cliff; flat head
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; Japanology; Japanese studies
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor