to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
various countries; various regions; various provinces
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
roaming; drifting about; wandering
kindness; intimacy; friendship
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
relation; connection; affinity
commoner; patriot; humble subject; late Edo period commoner opposition movement (mid-18th century to mid-19th century)
bravery; courage; heroism
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
round meat; meat from a pig's thigh (from which ham is made)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
group of robbers; gang of robbers
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
good citizens; law-abiding people
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest