outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
meditation; contemplation
period of youth; while young
weakening; emaciation; decline
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to throw oneself (into an activity)
support; backing; aid; assistance
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
division; section; classification; sorting; division
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
true character; real nature
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
very popular; highly favoured
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
settlement; permanent residency
naturally; of course; understandably
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
my personal (e.g. opinion)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance