Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628-1700)
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
imperial lands; shogun's demesne
full of troubles, difficulties
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
burglary; burglar; closet
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
one place; the same place; (arch.) one person
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
to get one's breath back; to calm down
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
one's own property; possessions
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
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
to fight with swords; to cross swords
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
torture to death; torment to death