here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be helpful; to be useful
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
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
technique; art; skill; move
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
consists of; comprises; is made up of
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
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
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable