armed might; military power; the sword; force
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
system; institution; organization; organisation
enactment; establishment; creation
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
match; game; bout; contest
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
in swarms; in great crowds
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
three generations; three periods; third generation
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
game (contest) held in the presence of a lord (daimyo, shogun)
memory; sense; experience
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
each nation; many nations; many countries
in succession; one by one
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness