to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
earnestly; repeatedly; patiently
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
concreteness; feasibility
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
person of high rank or income
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
chief vassal; senior statesman
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
guardian; mentor; protector
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to mourn over the death of
musical instrument; music; accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)
seventh day of the month; seven days
proclamation; official notice
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
modesty; self-control; discretion