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Tenpō era (1830.12.10-1844.12.2)

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

counter for generations; epoch

1

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

113

Tempo Reforms (series of government measures, 1841-1843 CE)

2

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

218

right in the middle (of); midst; height

1

(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

1

harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble

1

sound health

1

last year

2

sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year

1

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

96

slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)

3

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

110

to shut up; to imprison

2

disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

102

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

2

Katsuie

2

to get used to living in

1

main office; this office

6

detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

1

shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun

3

Hoshina

2

Eijirou

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

3

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

22

Bukenagaya

1

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

64

to live; to get along; to spend (time)

2

bell (often globular)

1

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

4

Glory to the Sutra; Hail Lotus Sutra

1

tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

1

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

41

living room (Japanese-style)

1

small; little; tiny

1

kitchen; financial situation

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

10

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

6

narrow; small; cramped

1

dwelling; house; residence; living; life

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

2

feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

1

ah; oh; hey!

19

pain; ache; -algia

1

to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

1