passing through without stopping; passing by
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
cold reception; inhospitality
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
queen (consort); empress (consort)
death (of an emperor); demise
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
on and after; from ... onward; since
one's home country; one's homeland
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
international; diplomatic intercourse
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
stature; build; height; size; physique
witnessing; observing; sighting
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
way one walks; one's walk
to head home; to leave for home
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
in that way; like that; that way
declaration; proclamation; announcement
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled