beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
isolation; being alone; being friendless
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
both; both sides; both parties
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
inheritance; something given or received
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
contradiction; inconsistency
sympathy; compassion; pity
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to turn against; to become an enemy
immediately; at once; instantly
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
proceeding to the capital
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree