public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
established practice; custom
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
based on; on the basis of
France; French (language)
special pardon; (general) amnesty
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
clerical appearance; appearance of a priest; teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to backfire; to have a harmful result
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
being inferior to; being no match for; being best
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
having a very promising future; offering promising prospects