elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
versatile; multi-talented
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
one person; ordinary; common
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to brandish; to flash; to display
(family) relationship; connection
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
oval face (e.g. of a beautiful woman)
time will cure all; time heals all wounds
nostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past; retro tastes
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
worried look; worried expression
increased or beefed up security
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to round down (e.g. fraction)
detailed report; full report; details; particulars
social unrest; public anxiety
to project; to stick out; to stand out
lull; breathing spell; respite; remission (of an illness); becoming stable
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)