being adopted into the family of one's bride
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
great numbers; numerical superiority
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
hostile party; enemy side
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
by sheer strength; by brute force
long ago; already; a long time ago
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
true character; real nature
false charge; slander; defamation
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
command; control; commander
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
construction; architecture (of buildings)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible