becoming a lordless samurai
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
than; other than; except; but
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
great mountain; large mountain
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o