with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to take advantage of an opportunity
capture; takeover; hijack; skyjacking
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
be (that) as it may; having said that
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
scale; scope; plan; structure
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
another family; another house
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
military force; military strength
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
each house; every house; many houses
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items