to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
to try to do; to attempt to do
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
certainly; surely; definitely
chief vassal; senior statesman
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend