lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
night watch; night guard; night shift
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
speaking voice; talking voice
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
to ask for (e.g. a fee); to charge (a price); to accept (e.g. orders); to receive
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; lewd man; lecher
dilettante; lecher; nymphomaniac
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
future years; in (one's) later years
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to say; to be pleased to say
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
preparation; arrangements
on the way back; returning
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
an offering of tea and hot water made to Buddha or the spirit of the deceased; a tea infusion; tea and hot water; tea ceremony