handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
God's will; Heaven's will
this family; we; this house
done; just done; just finished
polish; improvement; burnishing
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
sick person; patient; invalid
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
viewpoint; point of view; way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
came here; coming here; recently
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
heap; pile; stack; full measure
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)