this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
departure; leaving; going away; recession
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
descriptive poetry; epic poem
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
influential person; man of importance
relation; relative; kind; cordial
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
calamity; disaster; great misfortune; grand climacteric
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
(United States of) America; USA
loyal retainer; loyal subject
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
being adopted into the family of one's bride