to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
how; in what way; how about
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
a little bit; a little while
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
party-internal; within the party
man; male; masculine gender
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
the West; the Occident; Western countries
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
the public; the world; rivers and lakes; (arch.) secluded place; (arch.) hermit's residence
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
government soldier; officers and other ranks; officers and enlisted
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
book; volume; this; present; main; head
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
massing (of troops); gathering
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing