head; lead; vanguard; first
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
(necessary) personnel; required person
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
outsider; someone outside of a group
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
overlooking; turning a blind eye
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to blame; to find fault with
to pick a fight; to find fault
people; citizens; subjects; folk
showing one's face in public; facing another person
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
authority; power; influence
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to increase in value; to gain prestige
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
decoration; ornament; trimmings
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
reform; reformation; reorganization
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
court (of law); courtroom
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
loyal retainer; loyal subject