intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
whispering into a person's ear
ruler's orders; master's orders
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
half a ri (distance measure)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
descendant; posterity; offspring
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
supervision; superintendence; management; supervisor
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
walking briskly; determinedly
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting
simply; merely; only; solely
in advance; beforehand; previously
direct control; direct supervision
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
role; duty; responsibility