rest period; intermission; break time; recess
last week; the week before
shopping; purchased goods
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
offense; offence; method of attack
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
shellfish; seashell; shell
allegiance; loyalty; devotion; faithfulness
descendant; progeny; offspring
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch
succession; continuation; series; sequence
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
receipt of money; money received; receipts; depositing; deposit; payment
chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
junior high school student; middle school pupil
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
direct vassal of the shogunate (Edo period); direct retainer of the shogun (e.g. a hatamoto)
penalty; sentence; punishment
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to have meaning; to be meaningful
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867); Edo shogunate
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties