at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
one's own child; one's own children
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
Yuuki Hideyasu (1574-1607)
of course; certainly; naturally
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
-less; lacking; non-existing
the five commissioners (administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
rather; better; instead; if anything
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
difference; discrepancy; variation
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
hostile party; enemy side
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back