panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
military affairs; military service
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
as (for); for; in the capacity of
most of all; extremely; supremely
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
environment; circumstance
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
small hill; low hill; hillock
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
scenery; scene; landscape
speculation; thinking; meditation
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
is something that; is that which
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
advantage; point in favor; point in favour