lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
surname; family name; last name
well-known; noted; celebrated
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
Christian name; baptismal name
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
to use all one's strength (ability)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
not yet known; unknown; strange
well-made; well-done; great success
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
division by 1000; one-thousandth
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
have to do; must; should; ought to
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
brave general; great soldier
only; merely; but; no more than
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
to bring up; to foster; to rear
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
drama; play; Chinese opera
to mix; to stir; to blend
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...