chief retainer; daimyo's minister
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
descendant; posterity; offspring
two persons; two people; pair; couple
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
martial arts school situated in a town
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
like this; this sort; this way
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
such ... as; or some such
ancestor; forefather; foremother
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited