still (continuing); as ever; further
(how) many times; (how) often
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
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)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
family; relatives; dependents; household
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
should; must; -able; probably; likely
military force; military strength
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to continue (going along some trend)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
war; fighting; fierce competition
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
meridian (e.g. in acupuncture); channel; one of the lines connecting vital points in the body; thread of connection; chain of reasoning
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on