stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to have great influence over
certain person; certain amount
what date?; what's the date?; when?
that is to say; so that means
in advance; beforehand; previously
magistrate; shogunate administrator
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
comical pair; pair of buffoons
retainer; retinue; servant
together with; same; both; all; including ...
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
palanquin bearer; coolie; wandering robber
to solicit; to demand; to extort
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")