blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
being filled with; being full of; permeation
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
of great promise; with a promising future
long military service; having experienced many battles
almost; roughly; approximately
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
very young; little; childish; immature
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
retiring from military service
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany