strong defense; strong defence
street; quarter; district; area
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
outsider; someone outside of a group
order of chivalry; chivalric order
considerably; fairly; quite
messenger; envoy; emissary
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
surrounding at a distance
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to have a talk; to tell a story
looking depressed; long face
to begin talking; to open up
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
God; god; ace; king; superior person