chamberlain; castle keeper
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to bring; to take; to bring about
to keep away; to keep at a distance
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
entreaty; appeal; petition
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
difficult problem; challenge
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to have a reason; to have an excuse
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to serve; to work for; to attend
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
without leaving any trace
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to torment; to torture; to harass
alternately; by turns; one after the other
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after