to see; to look; to watch
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
hades; realm of the dead; the next world
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
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
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
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
member of shogun's council of elders
to get drunk; to become tipsy
a person without a single relative
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to sustain a serious wound
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
worthy of; worth doing; worth having