study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
head of family; originator
obeying meekly; faithfully following (one's master)
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
mental; spiritual; emotional
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to cease; to stop; to be over
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
proceeding to the capital
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing