purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
member of shogun's council of elders
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
higonokami; type of folding knife with metal handle
to be splendidly handsome
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
something like ...; something called ...
help; assistance; service
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
opinion; intention; thought
to be silent; to say nothing
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
pleased to make your acquaintance
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
how; in what way; circumstances
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
coincident with; while; simultaneously
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
considerably; fairly; quite