to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
samurai; warrior; military family
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
generation after generation; (for) generations to come
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
family; members of a family
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to employ; to hire (a servant)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
further; besides; moreover; in addition to
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
love story; erotic literature
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
head house (family); birthplace; originator
praise; glorification; extolment
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly