house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
please (give me); please (do for me)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
in comparison to; rather than
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
after that; afterwards; thereafter
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
allegiance; obedience; submission
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
dismissal (from a position); discharge
government forces; loyalist army
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
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
important post; important office; key position
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
that day; the very same day
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure