sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to say; to be called; to do
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
when it becomes; when it comes to
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
family; relatives; dependents; household
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
already; now; no longer; not any more
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)