great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryō system); (arch.) forced labor
distinguished war service; merit of war
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
to keep away; to keep at a distance
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
chamberlain; castle keeper
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to leave as is; to ignore
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master
this point; now; this late in the game
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
peaceful; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
17th day of the month; 17 days
imperial command (decree); decree of cloistered emperor
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
emperor's reply; reply to the emperor
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
12th day of the month; 12 days