ornately decorated horse used in processions of dignitaries; horse led by a rope
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
engagement; betrothal; marriage contract
cotton cloth; cotton material
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
to support; to back up; to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale); to bring up; to raise
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
establishment; foundation
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
thereupon; therefore; because of that
master thief; notorious robber
plan; scheme; intention; project; design
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
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)
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)