ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
huge rock; firmness; solidity
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
at that time; in those days
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
chasing after women; womanizing
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
critical moment; do-or-die situation
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
one by one; in detail; minutely
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
being somewhat excited (agitated)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
presence; sitting with; being with
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant