knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
Tokugawa Hidetada (1579.5.2-1632.3.14), Shougun 1605-1623
to look down on; to make light of
to keep away; to keep at a distance
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
overthrow of the shogunate
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
by any means (possible); somehow
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
Genna era (1615.7.13-1624.2.30); Genwa era