confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to understand from experience
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
power; authority; jurisdiction
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
addition; appendix; note; supplement
party; set; gang; company; person
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
dwelling; house; residence; address
tenement house; row house
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
performance of one's official duties
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
arrest; apprehension; capture
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
staying the night; lodging (at)
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
in its entirety; whole; wholly
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
immediate follower (of the shogun)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap