embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); happy; cleared of doubt
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
foreign policy; diplomatic affairs
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
lineage; line; unification; all (of you)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
March; third month of the lunar calendar
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to concern; to be related
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
contraction of a disease; morbidity
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to differ; to vary; to disagree
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
thorough discussion; careful consideration; rigorous investigation
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
Wood Tiger (51st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
(within a) territory; domains
counter for wheels and flowers
Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
information; news; report; reward; retribution
commander; general; leader
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
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)