Eiroku era (1558.2.28-1570.4.23)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
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.
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Kinai (the five provinces in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto)
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
(political) power; authority; influence
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
again; once more; a second time
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
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.)
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
going to Kyoto; visiting Kyoto
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to say; to be called; to do
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
border (between countries); national border
powerful local clan; local strongman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case