that; the matter in question
member of shogun's council of elders
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
knowing; (an) acquaintance
job; work; duties; trade; skill
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
authority; power; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
emperor (of Japan); mikado
trust; confidence; credence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to be exhausted; to be tired out
even though; despite; when
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style