year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628-1700)
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
consists of; comprises; is made up of
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
in that way; thus; so; so?
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
tension; mental strain; nervousness
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)