knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
eventful times for the nation (world); the nation (world) being in turmoil; the storm clouds gathering in the land
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
this for sure; certainly is
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
by means of; due to; because of; according to
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
oppression; suppression; pressure
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)