newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
family; relatives; dependents; household
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
danger; peril; hazard; risk
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
older sister; elder sister
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
maintaining the status quo
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
creation; Creation (by God)
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
many; numerous; various; large number of
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to employ; to hire; to charter
living up to one's reputation
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely