genuine; authentic; true; real
appearance; air; condition; state; form
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
unsettled; pending; unresolved
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
game (contest) held in the presence of a lord (daimyo, shogun)
private affairs; personal matter
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
owing a lot to somebody; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour
occurrence; happening; taking place; completion
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
together; mutually; fellow
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to call one's ability into question; to weigh one's ability
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
true meaning; underlying principle
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
sole prerogative; exclusive prerogative
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
biological older sister; real elder sister
direct descent; direct line