daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
outward appearance; apparent
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to be helpful; to be useful
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
box for holding letters; letter case (carried by a messenger)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
interval; break; pause; spare moment
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
juvenile Japanese sea perch (under two years of age and 25 cm in length)
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
railing; handrail; balustrade; armrest (chair)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss