whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
member of shogun's council of elders
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
urgency; exigency; emergency
audience (with a person of high standing)
in person; personally; directly
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
clearing one's throat; cough
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to exert oneself; to make efforts
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
entreaty; appeal; petition
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)