this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
senior high school student
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
one by one; one after another; successively
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
every place; various places
to appease; to suppress; to calm
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
in one's own way or style
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
(present) head of a family
even though; despite; when
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
no matter how much time passes
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business