family positioned to accede to the shogunate
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to serve; to work for; to attend
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to say; to tell; to state; to do
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
carrying out (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); taking out
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to order; to command; to appoint
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
knowing; (an) acquaintance
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
had better ...; may as well ...
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
alteration; falsification; faking
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls