Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628-1700)
to see; to look; to watch
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica); flowering bamboo
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
one-armed person; one-handed person
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
young lord; successor of one's current lord
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
everything one does; whatever one does
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate