naturally; of course; understandably
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to hate each other; to hate mutually
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
enmity; antagonism; hostility
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
large temple edifice; large temple
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
royal castle; imperial castle
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
accumulation; accumulate; store
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
first generation; founder
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
to serve; to work for; to attend