that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
difficult to ...; hard to ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
retainer; retinue; servant
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to say; to tell; to state; to do
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption