future years; in (one's) later years
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to serve; to work for; to attend
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
huge rock; firmness; solidity
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
one party; one faction; one clique
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
reopening; resumption; restarting
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
to succeed; to bear fruit
moment; brief space of time
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline