hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
sublime; noble; high-minded
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to refuse; to decline; to deny
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to understand from experience
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
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; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
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
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
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
arrangement; handling; measures; management; discretion
in its entirety; whole; wholly
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
immediate follower (of the shogun)