king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
get-well card (gift, letter); visit to a sick person; inquiry after a sick person
reform; reformation; reorganization
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
schedule; program; programme; agenda
exchange of courtesies (cordialities); fraternization; fraternisation
still; even now; to this day
arriving first; first to arrive; moving first
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
daimyo in the Warring States period
holding one's ground; defending local authority
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to get tired out; to be exhausted
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)