This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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奴、僕
やつこ、つぶね、やつこらま
slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I; me
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おみ、しん
retainer; attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I (used by a servant when speaking to his master); me
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大臣

だいじん
cabinet minister
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家臣

かしん
vassal; retainer
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大殿

大臣
おとど
minister (of government); noble; nobleman's residence
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忠臣蔵

ちゅうしんぐら
performance or narrative based on the story of the Forty-seven Ronin (esp. the Kanadehon Chushingura, an epic puppet play first performed in 1748)
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重臣

じゅうしん
chief vassal; senior statesman
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国務大臣

こくむだいじん
Minister of State
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法務大臣

ほうむだいじん
Minister of Justice
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朝臣

ちょうしん
courtier