if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one party; one faction; one clique
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
purveyor (to the government or Imperial Household)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
member of shogun's council of elders
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")