hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
how long; how much; to what extent
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to gather; to collect; to assemble
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
man; male; masculine gender
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
the West; the Occident; Western countries
the public; the world; rivers and lakes; (arch.) secluded place; (arch.) hermit's residence
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
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
book; volume; this; present; main; head
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
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
massing (of troops); gathering
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion