imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to turn towards; to point
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
various fiefdoms; various domains
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(Edo-period) chief minister
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
refinement; elegance; grace
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?