because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
magistrate; shogunate administrator
dice; die; baton (of command)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
ten; 10; ten years of age
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
administrative fine; correctional fine; nonpenal fine
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
penalty; sentence; punishment
confiscation of property (Edo period)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
don't you think?; indicates question
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)