ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(some) more; even more; longer; further
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582.7.2)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
duty; function; office; mission; task
this occasion; at this time; now
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
by means of; due to; because of; according to
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood