principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
internal conditions; true state of affairs
official announcement; proclamation
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
article left behind (at a crime scene, after death, etc.)
(present) head of a family
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
chief; main; principal; important
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
conference room; council room
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
testimony; (verbal) evidence
personal grudge; personal enmity
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
to accuse someone; to charge someone
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
right (to do something); authority; power
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
to be remembered; to go down in history
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
maintaining the status quo
behaviour; behavior; conduct
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to exert oneself; to make efforts
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
right of succession; right to the throne
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand