personification; impersonation; embodiment
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to make a vow; to take an oath
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
viewing as a problem; problematizing
accession to the throne; enthronement
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
investiture of the Crown Prince
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
over-fond parent; doting parent
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
face; looks; vestiges; trace
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to establish one's innocence; to prove oneself right; to prove one's identity
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
touché; you've got me there
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
nod; inclination of the head