assistant inspector (Edo period); junior metsuke
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
500-man battalion (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
another method; another problem
-less; lacking; non-existing
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
among these; between these; of these
settlement out of court; private settlement
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
Mount Tsukuba (in Ibaraki Pref.)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
secret; private; surreptitious
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
temporary stay of a daimyo with his retainers and vassals in the Edo domain, under the Sankin-kōtai system during the Edo period
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
type of jōruri narrative performance
practice book used in jōruri and nagauta
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
young girl; lass; adolescent female