powerful person; influential person
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
distinguished service; meritorious service
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
few decades; many decades; several decades
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
military family; warrior class
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
too much; excessively; too
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
generation; the world; the age
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
militarism; warlike spirit
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)