motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
bright; beaming; brilliant; glowing
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
immediate follower (of the shogun)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
direct descent; direct line
whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; start (e.g. of a movement); beginning; dawn
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
first generation; founder
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to shoot or fire off an arrow
to hold fast; to protect to the end
casual speech; peer language; informal language
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
wet nurse; nursing mother
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
princess; daughter of a nobleman
three generations; three periods; third generation
father and mother; parents
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
elopement; running away with a lover
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled