stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
postwar period; period after Second World War
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
rule; reign; government; governing
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
to accept; to receive; to agree
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
righteousness; justice; right
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
verge of death; dying moments
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
disappointment; despair; despondency; broken heart; adversity
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)