Jiten beta

indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion ; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis ; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

御(お)礼(れい)

x3 | Rank #26,391

thanks; gratitude ; manners; etiquette ; bow ; reward; gift ; ceremony; ritual

を

x68 | Rank #3

indicates direct object of action ; indicates subject of causative expression ; indicates an area traversed ; indicates time (period) over which action takes place ; indicates point of departure or separation of action ; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

土井

x1 | Rank #20,052

Tsuchii ; Doi

遠(とお)

x1 | Rank #15,256

distant

江守

x1 | Rank #87,505

Emori

利隆

x1 | Rank #214,777

Toshitaka

備(そなう)

x1 | Rank #21,926

Sonau

後守

x1 | Rank #172,768

Atomori

忠朝

x1 | Rank #179,926

Tadatomo

こう

x4 | Rank #210

in this way; like this; so; thus ; this (much); so ; uh; er; mm; well

する

x14 | Rank #19

to do; to carry out; to perform ; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) ; to serve as; to act as; to work as ; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) ; to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as ; to decide on; to choose ; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) ; to be (in a state, condition, etc.) ; to be worth; to cost ; to pass (of time); to elapse

名(な)

x9 | Rank #437

name; given name ; title ; fame; renown; reputation ; pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

は

x77 | Rank #2

indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis

男(おとこ)名(な)

x1 | Rank #120,006

male name ; adult name

まま

x3 | Rank #287

as (it is); remaining (in a state); keeping (the same); leaving (unchanged) ; with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as ; as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to ; sic

家光

x13 | Rank #40,785

Iemitsu

時(じ)代(だい)

x1 | Rank #969

period; epoch; era; age ; the times; those days ; oldness; ancientness; antiquity ; antique; period piece

が

x56 | Rank #4

indicates the subject of a sentence ; indicates possession ; but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while ; and ; used after an introductory remark or explanation ; regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ... ; indicates a desire or hope ; softens a statement ; indicates doubt ; indicates scorn

誕(たん)生(じょう)

x1 | Rank #3,448

birth; creation; formation

めでたい

x1 | Rank #7,493

happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous ; naive

あくまで

x2 | Rank #2,408

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; stubbornly; persistently; consistently; to the utmost ; after all; it must be remembered; only; purely; simply

も

x32 | Rank #7

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence) ; both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) ; even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than ; even if; even though; although; in spite of ; further; more; again; another; the other

これ

x11 | Rank #33

this; this one ; this person ; now; this point (in time) ; here ; used to stress the subject of a sentence ; I; me

仮(け)

x1 | Rank #2,814

lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance

措(そ)置(ち)

x1 | Rank #16,466

measure; step; action

である

x9 | Rank #247

be; is

いつの日(ひ)か

x1 | Rank #17,240

one of these days; someday; one day

また

x3 | Rank #107

again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; indirect

元(もと)

x1 | Rank #562

origin; source; beginning ; basis; base; foundation; root ; cause ; (raw) material; ingredient; base; mix (e.g. for a cake); (soup) stock ; (one's) side ; capital; principal; cost price ; root (of a plant); (tree) trunk ; part (of a brush, chopsticks, etc.) one holds (with the hand) ; first three lines of a waka ; counter for plants or trees

とおり

x1 | Rank #1,481

street; road; avenue; thoroughfare ; traffic; coming and going ; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; running ; transmission (of sound); reach (of voice) ; reputation; favor; favour; popularity ; understanding; comprehension; comprehensibility; clarity ; the same way (as); as (follows, stated, expected, etc.) ; counter for sets of things ; counter for methods, ways, kinds, etc.

男(だん)子(し)

x5 | Rank #1,699

boy ; man; male

人(じん)口(こう)

x4 | Rank #10,546

population ; common talk

増(ふ)える

x1 | Rank #1,303

to increase; to multiply

家(か)督(とく)

x1 | Rank #29,466

heir; successor ; family estate; family fortune; inheritance ; headship of a family

継(つ)ぐ

x1 | Rank #3,139

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow ; to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair ; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath)

ようになる

x1 | Rank #3,534

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

その

x13 | Rank #28

that; the ; part (as in "part two") ; um ...; er ...; uh ...

日(ひ)

x1 | Rank #253

day; days ; sun; sunshine; sunlight ; (the) day; daytime; daylight ; date; deadline ; (past) days; time (e.g. of one's childhood) ; case (esp. unfortunate); event

まで

x8 | Rank #61

until (a time); till; to; up to ; to (a place or person); as far as ; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even ; only; merely

将(しょう)軍(ぐん)家(け)

x1 | Rank #23,096

family positioned to accede to the shogunate

しかり

x1 | Rank #27,315

yes; yea; aye; affirmative ; to be so

わし

x15 | Rank #476

I; me

徳川

x2 | Rank #6,958

Tokukawa ; Tokugaha ; Tokugawa

世(よ)

x2 | Rank #1,565

world; society; public ; life; lifetime ; age; era; period; epoch; generation ; reign; rule ; the times ; world (of existence)

支(ささ)える

x1 | Rank #2,182

to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to defend ; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

ために

x3 | Rank #171

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of ; because of; as a result of

一(いち)時(じ)

x1 | Rank #4,519

one o'clock ; once; at one time; formerly; before ; for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the moment; temporarily ; a time; one time; once

この

x16 | Rank #27

this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")

将(しょう)軍(ぐん)

x6 | Rank #2,041

general ; shogun

座(ざ)

x2 | Rank #3,594

seat; place ; position; status ; gathering; party; company; atmosphere (of a gathering) ; stand; pedestal; platform ; trade guild ; attaches to the names of constellations ; attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes ; counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs

借(か)りる

x1 | Rank #1,294

to borrow ; to rent; to hire ; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to receive ; to use (for another purpose); to put to a different use

に

x78 | Rank #5

at (place, time); in; on; during ; to (direction, state); toward; into ; for (purpose) ; because of (reason); for; with ; by; from ; as (i.e. in the role of) ; per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month") ; and; in addition to ; if; although

すぎる

x1 | Rank #382

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond ; to pass (of time); to elapse ; to have expired; to have ended; to be over ; to exceed; to surpass; to be above ; to be no more than ... ; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

よる

x2 | Rank #607

to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to ; to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet ; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit ; to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.) ; to grow (wrinkly) ; to lean against; to recline on ; to push one's opponent while holding their belt ; to decide on a price and come to a deal ; to be swayed by (a person); to yield to

父(ちち)

x2 | Rank #552

father

上(うえ)

x17 | Rank #179

above; over; up ; top; summit; upper part; head (e.g. of a staircase) ; surface; on (top of) ; the above (in a piece of writing); earlier part ; superior; better; higher (position, rank, etc.); upper (class) ; elder; older; senior ; with respect to ...; in terms of; as far as ... is concerned; when (e.g. drunk) ; besides ...; in addition to ...; on top of ...; as well as ... ; after ...; upon ...; on ...; with (e.g. full awareness); as a result of ... ; since ...; now that ...; because ...

名(みょう)代(だい)

x1 | Rank #34,800

proxy; representative

として

x4 | Rank #150

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that...; trying to...

そのまま

x2 | Rank #550

without change; as is ; just like; extremely similar ; immediately; just after; without a pause

三(さん)代(だい)

x1 | Rank #13,916

three generations; three periods ; third generation

名(な)乗(の)る

x2 | Rank #2,853

to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as) ; to claim to be; to call oneself; to wear the title of ; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being ; to adopt as one's name; to take (a name) ; to call out the goods one is selling

ことにする

x1 | Rank #5,485

to decide to ; to pretend that ; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

表(おもて)向(む)き

x1 | Rank #10,284

outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

こと

x25 | Rank #13

thing; matter ; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis ; circumstances; situation; state of affairs ; work; business; affair ; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to ; nominalizing suffix ; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... ; alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or ; necessity; need ; you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...

何(なに)も

x1 | Rank #465

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing ; and everything else; and all ; (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent

心(しん)配(ぱい)

x1 | Rank #291

worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear ; care; help; aid; assistance

要(い)る

x1 | Rank #2,863

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

優(すぐ)れる

x1 | Rank #4,732

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

たち

x18 | Rank #131

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

補(ほ)佐(さ)

x1 | Rank #11,693

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor

により

x2 | Rank #1,674

according to; by (means of); due to; because of

まつりごと

x2 | Rank #71,793

rule; government

進(すす)める

x1 | Rank #1,661

to advance; to move forward; to put (a clock, watch) forward ; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to make progress in; to further; to advance; to hasten; to speed up ; to raise; to elevate; to promote; to develop; to stimulate (e.g. one's appetite)

存(そん)続(ぞく)

x1 | Rank #12,328

continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration

ため

x3 | Rank #195

good; advantage; benefit; welfare ; sake; purpose; objective; aim ; consequence; result; effect ; affecting; regarding; concerning

生(う)まれる

x1 | Rank #851

to be born

くる

x4 | Rank #62

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive ; to come back; to do ... and come back ; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue ; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from ; to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")

という

x4 | Rank #66

called; named; that says; that ; as many as; as much as ; all ...; every single ...

人(ひと)柱(ばしら)

x1 | Rank #17,827

human pillar; human sacrifice

万(まん)が一(いち)

x1 | Rank #3,749

(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; 10000 to 1 ; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

このまま

x1 | Rank #393

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

減(へ)る

x1 | Rank #1,827

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

続(つづ)ける

x1 | Rank #392

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

この世(よ)

x2 | Rank #1,559

this world; this life; world of the living

滅(ほろ)ぶ

x1 | Rank #8,343

to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

なら

x3 | Rank #68

if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow

共(とも)

x1 | Rank #1,984

together with ; same ; both; all; neither; none ; including ...

滅(ほろ)びる

x1 | Rank #6,255

to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct; to perish

誰(だれ)か

x2 | Rank #301

someone; somebody

女将(おかみ)

x3 | Rank #5,475

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper