residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
sovereign power; the reins of government
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
already; now; no longer; not any more
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time