company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
(Russian) maritime provinces
young person; youth; young
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
reason; cause; circumstances
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
revival; restoration; resuscitation
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
while; during (the time when)
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be touching; to be moving
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
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
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something