in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
large number (of); many; majority
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
nature park; natural park
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
demesne; estate; private land; private property
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
father and mother; parents
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
evident; plain; distinct; clear
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
a few years ago; some years back
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
in succession; one by one
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito); big three; top three