contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
marriage by abduction; marriage by capture; bride kidnapping; marriage where the person courted was already married
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
house in an alley; rear tenement
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to give; to do (something) for
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
Tokugawa Hidetada (1579.5.2-1632.3.14), Shougun 1605-1623
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
director of Dewa province; person who frequently makes comparisons with other countries, industries, etc. when complaining about an issue or situation
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
(another's) daughter; young lady
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish