Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646.2.23-1709.2.19), Shougun 1680-1709
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
free and unbiased; fair and just; ruling or judging what's right is right and what's wrong is wrong; calling spade a spade
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
Heike family; Taira family
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
overthrow of the shogunate
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs; partygoers
serious; not joking; straight
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
common people; ordinary people; masses
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly