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")
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (for a politician); change of district
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
again; once more; a second time
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence