godparents; foster parents
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to talk to oneself; to mutter
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
(providing) covering fire; supporting (someone in a debate, dispute, etc.); backing (someone) up
disturbance; riot; mayhem
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
major powers of the world; great powers
transfer; transport; transportation
homecoming; return to one's home
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to get someone to say; to make someone say
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
returning to one's original family register; being reinstated in one's original family register; reenrollment (in a school); reenrolment
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
excess personnel; redundant staff
research paper; study; thesis
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
to give someone space; to give someone breathing room; to cut someone some slack; to provide leeway; to provide an opportunity
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt