rather; sooner; preferably
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to apologize; to apologise
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
succession to another's professional name
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
Toyotomi Hideyori (1593.8.29-1615.6.4)
employer's house; master's house
already; now; no longer; not any more
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
firmly rooted; deep-seated
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
on the occasion of; at the time of
every place; various places
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation