central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
authority; power; influence
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
deep emotion; strong feelings
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
every place; various places
allegiance; obedience; submission
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
east, west, south and north
accident; emergency; calamity
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
several times; several degrees
so what!; who gives a damn?
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance