twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
immediate follower (of the shogun)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
Shōhō era (1644.12.16-1648.2.15); Shōho era
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
the same rank; equality; apposition
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
commander; general; leader
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
double marriage (in the same family); intermarriage
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
-less; lacking; non-existing
nature; property; disposition
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health