domestic affairs; internal administration
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
future (usually near); prospects
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to entrust; to leave to a person
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
great man; heroic figure; remarkable character
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to say; to tell; to state; to do
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
older sister; elder sister
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
(present) head of a family
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
-less; lacking; non-existing
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to make one's own; to take possession of
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice