member of shogun's council of elders
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
chief; main; principal; major
guardian; mentor; protector
Ministry of War (Tang dynasty China)
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryō system, early Meiji period)
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
palace keeper; palace guard
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
job; work; duties; trade; skill
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
(Edo-period) chief minister
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
dismissal (from a position); discharge
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
oppression; suppression; pressure
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
base; basis; bedrock; platform
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify