confrontation; opposition; antagonism
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to present; to offer; to dedicate
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
various families; various schools of thought
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
friction; discord; strife
new and old; incoming and outgoing
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
bad example; bad precedent
even though; despite; when
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
ordinary; sensible; commonplace