to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
the same; the said; likewise
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
royal castle; imperial castle
descendant; posterity; offspring
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
popular will; will of the people
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
election; selection; choice
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
to be remembered; to go down in history
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to pause; to have a short intermission
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
to have a relationship; to have relations
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
hand used like a sword in striking
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
title of honour; title of honor
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
second generation; second; junior
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back