(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
stranger; tramp; wanderer
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
topic of discussion; agenda
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
threat; intimidation; menace
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
moron; idiot; stupid person
opposite; reverse; contrary
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
falling apart while cooking
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal