comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
everlasting; eternal; continued; unchanging
best regards; please take care of; please do
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
national crisis; national disaster
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
lineage; pedigree; good family
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
capable; able; talented; promising
appointment; assignment; promotion
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
open; public; official; overt
to consult (somebody); to talk something over
rational; logical; coherent
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)