to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
wrapped package; bale; wicker trunk; wicker luggage
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
resentment; indignation; anger
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
ahead; before; the future
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
lodging in the same place
decision; determination; resolution
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
particularly; only; in the case of
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
nothing but; none other than
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
present (to build up a "friendship" with someone); bribe
to bring; to take; to bring about
courtesy call; courtesy visit
feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch