always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
Japanese person; Japanese people
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to join forces; to cooperate
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age)
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
than; from; out of; except; but; more
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)