discord; (on) bad terms (with)
maintaining the status quo
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
northern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Union Army during the American Civil War)
southern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War)
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
long-established; old-established; traditional
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
land readjustment; town planning
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
donation; contribution; endowment
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
acquaintance; appreciative friend
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
riskiness; (level of) danger
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
forcibly; against one's will
the other day; lately; recently
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
to be bewildered; to be perplexed