the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
rule; reign; peaceful times
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
doburoku (unrefined sake)
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
matchless; unequalled; unequaled
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
to water down; to dilute with water
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
way of eating; how to eat
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
manners; behavior; behaviour
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
another; different; something else
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
like; similar to; same as
aggression; invasion; raid
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)