achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
really; truly; indeed; good grief
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
while; even though; despite
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
each and all; every single one; everybody
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
in comparison to; rather than
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)