to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
absolutely; positively; decidedly
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
messenger; envoy; emissary
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
news; word; tidings; omen
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
such; like that; that sort of; very
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
world; society; people; the public
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
employer's house; master's house
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
ronin; masterless samurai
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
samurai; warrior; military family