doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
one's house; one's home; one's family
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
decline; fall; decay; withering
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
surely (not); certainly (not)
to serve; to work for; to attend
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
family; relatives; dependents; household
(present) head of a family
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
authority; power; influence
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
mockery; derision; ridicule
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
honor; honour; credit; prestige
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
official business; public business
outside of; not covered by
death penalty; capital punishment
to intervene; to stop (something)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
how; in what way; by what means
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway