to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ronin; masterless samurai
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
I see; that's right; indeed
successively; one after another
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
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.
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember