is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
aggression; invasion; raid
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
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
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
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