to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
obediently; submissively; readily; slavishly; without protest
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to repeat; to do something over again
on countless occasions; many a time
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
wherein; therein; thereinto
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to hold fast; to protect to the end
accurate; correct; precise; exact
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
various countries; various regions; various provinces
control; management (e.g. of a business)
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
duty; function; office; mission; task
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
arrest; apprehension; capture
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more