to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
the late emperor; preceding emperor
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
territorial right; dominion
natural extinction; dying a natural death; coming to a natural end; ghosting; unexplained and sudden ending of all communication and contact with another person
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
remaining in office; staying in office; remaining at one's post
at some point in the past; at some stage
fast-talking; rapid talking
imperial command; royal command
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to be exposed to wind; to (go out to) get some air
chaps (in the skin); cracks
treacherous friend; snake in one's bosom; treacherous insider
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
secret; private; surreptitious
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
another family; another house
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
one of these days; someday; one day
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
all one's family; one's whole family
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
revival; restoration; resuscitation
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)