house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
invitation; introduction; temptation
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
commencing with; including
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
in accordance with; according to
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
to live through; to survive
invisibly; secretly; privately
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
breathing of a sleeping person