daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
system; institution; organization; organisation
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
going to serve one's lord; daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
successor; replacement; second wife
Toyotomi Hideyori (1593.8.29-1615.6.4)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
any event can bring about an effect in an unexpected way; (lit.) if the wind blows the bucket makers prosper
alone; by oneself; on one's own
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
member of shogun's council of elders
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
prime minister (in ancient China)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
rule; reign; peaceful times
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
tradition; legend; folklore
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information