large company; large enterprise; large corporation
member of the upper house; senator
military family; warrior class
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
outside the country; abroad
divining sticks; counting; calculation
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
(political) power; authority; influence
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
influence; clout; leverage
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
first generation; founder
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
powerful person; influential person
that's the way it is; such is life
men and women of all ages
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
(not) even once; (not) ever
administration of justice