extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
wealthy person; millionaire
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
elopement; running away with a lover
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
general public; the masses
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun