censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
withdrawing from the castle
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
first generation; founder
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in accordance with; according to
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)