basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
prejudice; bias; distorted view
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
secretary (government); director; chief
(present) head of a family
infancy; childhood; tender age
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
having said that; be that as it may
in name only; titular; nominal
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to order; to command; to appoint
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
successor; replacement; second wife
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
puppet government; puppet regime
family; relatives; dependents; household
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient