to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
action; operation; effect; function
those (near the second person)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
firmly rooted; deep-seated
is something that; is that which
guess; conjecture; surmise
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
at that time; in those days
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
martial arts school situated in a town
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
something like ...; something called ...
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law