beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
sewing; tailoring; newly tailored clothes
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
drill (esp. military); training
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
lowly people (Edo period); eta
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
armor and helmet (armour)
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
finally; in the end; on top of all that
goodbye; farewell; so long
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
outrageous lie; outright lie