successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
searching examination; establishing the facts through thorough examination
France; French (language)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
bringing; taking; carrying
perfection; completeness; wholeness; soundness; intactness
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
official announcement; proclamation
anyone; any person; whoever
be (that) as it may; having said that
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
vassals; retainers; followers
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
about here; in this neighborhood
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to wander; to roam from place to place
drearily; with desolation; with loneliness (esp. the rain and wind)
in low spirits; dejected; sad
autumn breeze; fall breeze
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
calls and sounds made by insects
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to shake; to sway; to waver
several people; a few people