(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
offering a full report to a superior
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
appointed time; timetable; schedule
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
briskly; quickly; promptly
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship