retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(political) administration; political power
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in that way; thus; so; so?
(Edo-period) chief minister
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
majority group (party, faction)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
secret; private; surreptitious
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)