(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
middle of the night; dead of night
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
secret; private; surreptitious
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine without a travel permit or permission from one's parents or relatives (Edo period)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to write down; to record; to register
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to do; to commit; to accomplish; to achieve
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
even though it is not; despite not
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to be discordant; to have discord
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
mistress; kept woman; concubine