adherence to the shogunate
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
innocent; blameless; guiltless
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
family; relatives; dependents; household
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to carry out one's mission
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
now that; since; so long as; because
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to have meaning; to be meaningful
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody