to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
to be born; to come into this world
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
a long time ago; long before now
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
mixed race; mixed parentage
secret; private; surreptitious
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
headquarters (on the battlefield); direct retainer of a shogun (Edo period); shogunal vassal; hatamoto
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
historical play; period drama
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
direct control; direct supervision
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to serve; to work for; to attend
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
Tokugawa Ienari (1773.11.18-1841.2.20), Shougun 1786-1837
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
on the occasion of; at the time of
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
member of shogun's council of elders
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)