to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
samurai; warrior; military family
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
moron; idiot; stupid person
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
surrender (fall) of a castle
to accept; to receive; to agree
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
while; during; while; although; all; both
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to feel; to sense; to experience
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)