house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
quarrel; dispute; argument
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
nothing but; none other than
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
head of family; head house; sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
hierarchy based on age; custom of elders first
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to use all one's strength (ability)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
knowing; being aware (of)
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage