to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
employer's house; master's house
personage; person (deserving of respect)
a little bit; a little while
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
at that time; in those days
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
wherein; therein; thereinto
Hōreki era (1751.10.27-1764.6.2)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
(how) many times; (how) often
land near a castle; castle town
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
execution; punishment; spanking
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
child of a different mother
biological younger brother
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
chamberlain; castle keeper
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate