shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
accession to the throne; enthronement
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to threaten; to make threats
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
treatment (of a person); dealing with
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
connection; link; relationship
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
shades of evening; dead of night
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to try all possible means
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening