social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
relation; connection; affinity
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
at that time; in those days
pretension; assumption (of a title)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
token (effort); something done for form's sake
accession to the throne; enthronement
venerable; prestigious; with a long history
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to care for someone; to look after someone
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
this for sure; certainly is
treatment (of a person); dealing with
consideration; taking into account
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
stationing (troops); occupancy
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
those (near the second person)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
not a little; not a few; considerable
military force; military strength