cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
living together (with one more person)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
hell on earth; living hell
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
somewhere to go; place to go
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
one party; one faction; one clique
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry