beginning; outset; first; onset
to state; to express; to mention
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
older brother; elder brother
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to become clear; to be made public
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to live; to reside; to inhabit
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
in name only; titular; nominal
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
another family; another house
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...