(present) head of a family
member of shogun's council of elders
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion