engagement; business; affair; use; need
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
greeting; a fine thing to say
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
immediate follower (of the shogun)
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
property; fortune; assets
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
declaration; proclamation; announcement
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal