to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
fate; chance; relationship; tie
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
guess; conjecture; surmise
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
true meaning; underlying principle
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
bed and food; eating and sleeping
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
chair; stool; post; office; position
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
rise and fall; ups and downs
considerably; fairly; quite
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
taking turns; relieving the guard
descendant; scion; lineage
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
double suicide; lovers' suicide
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)