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fool

1

ronin; lordless samurai

7

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

5

to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

2

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

1

Mito (city in Ibaraki)

5

subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing

1

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

57

best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of

1

to be

13

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

31

honorific/polite/humble prefix

32

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

6

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

8

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

31

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.

80

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy

2

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

125

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

18

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

32

knowing

2

used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)

2

Iemochi

1

to wound; to murder

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

158

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

31

adds force or indicates command

6

why; how

1

then; well; so; be; is

3

let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

3

this occasion; at this time; now

3

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

32

becoming a lordless samurai

1

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

84

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

1

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

9

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

10

crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

1

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

4

internal; domestic

1

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

3

please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

29

a wise idea; polite reference to another's consideration

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

3

to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)

1

vassal; retainer

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

15

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

1