meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
trio; gang of three; threesome
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
(political) administration; political power
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
ten-year-old; ten year old
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
retirement (from the world); seclusion
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
home; household; family; hearth
state religion; official religion; established religion
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
while; even though; despite