draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
instructor; tutor (to a prince)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
surface of a board or record
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
clearing one's throat; cough
something like ...; something called ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
war; battle; match; game; competition
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
family; members of a family
to live; to reside; to inhabit
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
fate; destiny; predestination