declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
reason; cause; circumstances
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
ruler's orders; master's orders
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to understand; to make out
that; the matter in question
how; in what way; how about
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to gain fame; to make one's name
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
professor; teaching; instruction
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
becoming a lordless samurai
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine