to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
whole nation; whole land; whole country
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
being very busy; busyness
in person; personally; directly
flustered; confused; panicked
high and low (social standing)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
family structure; family composition; family makeup
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to turn against; to become an enemy
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
picture dealer; commercial art gallery
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
spirit world; underworld; the next world
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
siblings; brothers and sisters
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to badger; to pester; to beg
older brother and younger sister
the ways of the world; human nature
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
only extant copy; only existing copy
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
having in mind; happening to know of; idea