to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
another family; another house
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
declaration; proclamation; announcement
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
just a minute; small quantity
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and