brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point
natural virtue; personal virtue
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
navy (esp. the Japanese navy prior to the 1850s)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
self-interest; selfish desire
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
reinstatement; reappointment
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
in proportion to; according to; depending on
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
woman who forced her husband into marriage
looking on (somebody) as hostile
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
longing; yearning; aspiration; adoration
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
in proportion to; just as much as