to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
strong-willed; strong of heart
imperial lands; shogun's demesne
land survey; cadastral survey
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to say (something) over one's shoulder
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to move (house); to change residence
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
at that time; in those days
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
ferry landing; point of departure or arrival for ferries
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
another time; some other time
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument