to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
military family; warrior class
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
blood vessel; blood relationship
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
king and princes; noble rank
genius; prodigy; (person of) great talent; remarkable person
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
deep emotion; strong feelings
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
direct descent; direct line
accession to the throne; enthronement
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
fortress; stronghold; citadel
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
to lie scattered; to be strewn about
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
(present) head of a family
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
(political) administration; political power
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece