to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to say; to tell; to state; to do
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
princess; daughter of a nobleman
Japan's best; number one in Japan
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
fixed date; settlement date
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
when; how soon; how long until
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
than; from; out of; except; but; more
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...