if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
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)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
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)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
briskly; quickly; promptly
to give directions; to issue instructions
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject