shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
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 want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
honorific/polite/humble prefix
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)