dashboard; instrument panel; gauge board; instrument board
to be late; to be unpunctual
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to blame; to find fault with
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
taking a picture secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret video recording; filming without someone's knowledge
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
interest (in something); enthusiasm
story of one's experiences
easy to read; legible; clear
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
financing company; credit firm
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
member of the upper house; senator
military family; warrior class
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
men and women of all ages
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
consideration; taking into account
legal means; legal methods; legal measures
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
premature death; untimely death; dying young
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one