before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
plain; plateau; tableland
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
people from one's hometown
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
(dyed-in-the-wool) party member; party man; party woman
to serve; to work for; to attend
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
emphasizes direct object of action
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
moment; brief space of time
penetrating eyes; insightfulness
five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death); five punishments (of the ritsuryo system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted