(late Edo-period) idea of uniting the court and the shogunate
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
education; training; discipline
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to use and then throw away
negotiations; discussions; connection
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
(your) daughter; young woman
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
un-Japanese in appearance or character
start of a romance; beginning of love
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
item; commodity; list of articles
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to detain; to check; to restrain