colored pattern; coloured pattern
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
constable; method of catching criminals
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
no matter what it is; in every case
drinker; person who can hold their drink
Java sparrow; Java rice finch (Lonchura oryzivora, Padda oryzivora)
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
courtesy call; courtesy visit
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
Takeda Shingen (1521.12.1-1573.5.13)
rebellion; great uprising
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
just; fair; proper; reasonable
glorious achievement; distinguished service
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
another thing; other things; another man's property
party-internal; within the party
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
at your own discretion; as you see fit
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
member of shogun's council of elders
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
instead; but (on the other hand)