purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
scale; scope; plan; structure
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
on bad terms; at loggerheads
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to take on a role; to take part
villain; baddie; the villain's part
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
connection; link; relationship
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
historical play; period drama
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
source of information; intelligence source; message source
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors
this occasion; at this time; now
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment