news; word; tidings; omen
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
like this; this sort; this way
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in name only; titular; nominal
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
how; in what way; how about
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook