shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
express messenger; postman; mailman; courier
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
had better ...; may as well ...
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
one party; one faction; one clique
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
indeed; really; truly; very much
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
help; assistance; service