public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
interest; rights; concession
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to push aside; to brush aside
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
river; stream; River; the ... river
river management; river improvement; flood control
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...