advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
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
one by one; in detail; minutely
being somewhat excited (agitated)
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)
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
rear guard; reserve troops
to become an expert; to be master at
to be frank; to drop all pretense
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
refined; admirable; superb
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
to spread; to be propagated
brave general; great soldier
importance; emphasis; stress
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
generation; the world; the age
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
another family; another house
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
successively; one after another
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause