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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun

1

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

90

heir; eldest son

1

(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report

1

Sunaga

1

Toranosuke

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

12

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

76

now; the present time; just now; another; more

10

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

9

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

7

mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

4

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

42

to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight

4

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

6

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

3

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

16

emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife

9

wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom

1

Juurou

1

Mito (city in Ibaraki)

4

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

7

Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)

7

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

79

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

1

self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest

3

to do

2

good evening

1

Ieyasu

5

be; is

3

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

2

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

117

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

2

to; towards; for

1

to face; to go towards; to head towards

2

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

1

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

9

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

74

to govern; to manage; to subdue

1

Okabe

1

feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

2

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

13

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

8

long time; many years

1

to serve; to work for; to attend

3

daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

7

in succession; one by one

1