no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
it is not (like that) either
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
thought; consideration; thinking
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
one party; one faction; one clique
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to feel; to sense; to experience
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
choices; alternatives; options
after that; afterwards; thereafter
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to turn towards; to point
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
control; check; restraint; inhibition
family positioned to accede to the shogunate