exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
rule; reign; government; governing
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
chance (of success); odds
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
serious; not joking; straight
when it becomes; when it comes to
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
going through; going via; going by way of
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy