frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
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 (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
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
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
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
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
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 branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
oppression; suppression; pressure
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation