to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
family; members of a family
to press against each other; to huddle together
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
wherein; therein; thereinto
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
head house (family); birthplace; originator
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
direct descent; direct line
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
many; much; plenty; hardly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
war; fighting; fierce competition
depression; recession; slump
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(present) head of a family
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
un-; non-; negative prefix
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
vicious circle; vicious cycle