taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
until now; so far; up to the present
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
noble; men of rank; notables
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to subsist; to keep on living
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
naturalization; naturalisation
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
urgency; exigency; emergency
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
departure for a specified destination
in the following manner; as follows
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
existence; possession; having; limited company
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
constitutional government; (arch.) exemplary government; (arch.) excellent government
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
going west; leaving for the west
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)