family positioned to accede to the shogunate
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
opinion; intention; thought
I see; that's right; indeed
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
adds force or indicates command
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
control; management; supervision
to be helpful; to be useful
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
a little bit; a little while
risky; dangerous; insecure
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
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
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
now; the present time; just now; another; more
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
hello; good day; good afternoon
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital