existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
difficult to ...; hard to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
this occasion; at this time; now
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
by means of; due to; because of; according to
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
nevertheless; still; however; yet
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
place; room; margin; scope
from the beginning; from scratch
to sweat and slave; to toil away
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful