Tokugawa Yorifusa (1603-1661)
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to understand; to comprehend
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
please (give me); please (do for me)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
letter; missive; note; mail
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
just; fair; proper; reasonable
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
quarrel; dispute; argument
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)