while; even though; despite
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
had better ...; had better not ...
how; in what way; how about
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
how many people; a number of people
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
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)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay