vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
unselfishness; wanting little
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
older sister; elder sister
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
family; members of a family
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
duty; function; office; mission; task
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
next; following; subsequent; stage; station