will; testament; last request
decision; determination; resolution
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
armed might; military power; the sword; force
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
much less; to say nothing of
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
bent back; hunchback; stoop
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
book; volume; this; present; main; head
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
pale; pallid; bluish-white
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
explanation; interpretation
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
border patrol; border guard; border guards
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor