comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to die (of a nobleman, etc.)
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
following one's master into death by committing ritual suicide (seppuku)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to order; to command; to appoint
Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
river; stream; River; the ... river
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
many; numerous; various; large number of
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
story; tale; talk; discussion
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
tone (of voice); manner of talking
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
vexing; irritating; impatient
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
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.)
still (continuing); as ever; further
(arch.) towering; (arch.) lofty; standing out without the influence of others; in splendid isolation
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
process; course; mechanism
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)