to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
how many people; a number of people
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
religious organization; religious organisation
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
form; shape; figure; visage
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
financial world; business circles
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
powerful person; influential person
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
power of the state; government authority
historic; historical; traditional
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
land near a castle; castle town
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
descendant; posterity; offspring
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
very important person; VIP
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)