to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to get strong; to gain strength
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
recovery; rescue; recapture
year in, year out; always; 24-7
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
infancy; childhood; tender age
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
property; fortune; assets
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
quickness; agility; activity
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
history; pedigree; lineage
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth