whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
same; similar; (just) like; equal
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
scale; scope; plan; structure
in one's own way or style
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
for example; for instance; e.g.
ceramics; pottery; porcelain
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
beyond this point; from now on; after this
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
laws established by daimyo applicable only in their own domain (during the Warring States period)
lower government office (ritsuryo system); servant of a higher ranking person (during the middle ages); retainer; servant of an urban family; serf
beyond that point; after that
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
commerce; trade; business
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
when it becomes; when it comes to