to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
friction; discord; strife
recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
duty; function; office; mission; task
sōryō system; organization of regional landholding families based on divided inheritance under the leadership of a main heir, usu. the eldest son (Kamakura period)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
same family (race, tribe)
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
head of family; originator
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
duty; obligation; responsibility
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
petition; complaint; (legal) brief
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
writing in kana; something written in kana
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
penalty; sentence; punishment