highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
castle town; fortified town
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
please; somehow or other; one way or another
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
use; utilization; utilisation; application
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts