three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
biological older sister; real elder sister
direct descent; direct line
military family; warrior class
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
everyday life; daily life
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
permanent; perpetual; lasting
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
alone; by oneself; on one's own
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse