to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
once upon a time; a long time ago
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
interrogation; hearing; trial
government service; the bureaucracy
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
cider (alcoholic); hard cider
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
arrest; apprehension; capture
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
national defence; national defense
to entrust; to leave to a person
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
armed might; military power; the sword; force
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
etc.; et cetera; and so on
quiet; still; surreptitious
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever