to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
useless; vain; aimless; idle
distress; anguish; mental suffering
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to own; to receive; to understand
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to go to; to visit; to call on
audience (with a person of high standing)
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
agreement; stipulation; contract
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
each place; various places
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
oppression; tyranny; despotism