hey there; I say; see here
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
the place for; the time for; the level of
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
I see; that's right; indeed
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
number one; first; best; most; game; round
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
absence; disregard; indifference
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
honorable post; honourable post
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
military family; warrior class
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
battlefield; battleground
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
should; must; -able; probably; likely
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far