dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
property; fortune; assets
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
adds force or indicates command
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun