when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
family; relatives; dependents; household
western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
individual; private person; personal; private
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
correct; proper; formal; invertible (matrix); holomorphic
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Katou Kiyomasa (1562-1611)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
distinguished war service; merit of war
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...