charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to be itching to put one's skills to use
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
knowing; (an) acquaintance
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
member of shogun's council of elders
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
preparation; arrangements