secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
(large) house; residence; mansion
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent