firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
to keep watch; to stand guard
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
succession struggle; succession race
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to explain adequately; to be accountable
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
next morning; following morning
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
relatively; comparatively
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
with a clang or a clink; tinkle