nine parts; nine percent; almost
prospects of victory; chances of success
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
successive generations; successive emperors
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
by sheer strength; by brute force
to entrust; to leave to a person
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
interruption; suspension; break
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to raise one's voice; to shout
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
apologies for the crude food
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding