a little more than; a little over; upwards of; (arch.) excess; (arch.) surplus; (arch.) remainder
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
poem; narrative (style of the Shi Jing); classical Chinese rhymed prose
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
that; he; she; that person
white silk; prime; principle
to get someone to say; to make someone say
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
Shōhō era (1644.12.16-1648.2.15); Shōho era
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
official business; public business
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryō system); (arch.) forced labor
distinguished war service; merit of war