natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
profitable plan; good plan
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
one's family; family member
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be discordant; to have discord
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
moving about; stirring about
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
older sister; elder sister
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to be dependable; to be reliable
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
(social) position; status
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
body; group; party; company; troupe
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
construction; establishment
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
several people; a few people
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager