Tokugawa Ieharu (1737-1786), Shougun 1760-1786
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
morning soap opera; morning television serial
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
sickle and chain (weapon)
to talk the night away; to talk all night
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
one's own property; possessions
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to sob; to be choked with tears
member of shogun's council of elders
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
moron; idiot; stupid person
(arch.) youth; (arch.) freshness; good omen; Sweden; Switzerland
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to kill; to choke the life out of
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
insolent fellow; rude fellow