two persons; two people; pair; couple
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
while; during (the time when)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
about when; about what time; how soon
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to be contrary to one's expectations
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
cooperation; collaboration
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
allegiance; obedience; submission