since our last meeting; since we parted
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
magistrate; shogunate administrator
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
society; the world; the times
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
for example; for instance; e.g.
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; (fig.) to be crazy about something
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
war; battle; match; game; competition
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first