yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
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
at; in; at; when; by; with
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
trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
(alcoholic) cider; hard cider
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
arrest; apprehension; capture
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
national defence; national defense
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
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
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
armed might; military power; the sword; force
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong 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