hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
viceroy; governor-general
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
to accept; to receive; to agree
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
such; like that; that sort of; very
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
retainer; retinue; servant
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone