inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
agreement; stipulation; contract
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
commander; general; leader
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
in name but not in reality
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
government service; official position; civil service
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
possession (esp. of a territory)
island in a pond or river
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up