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
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
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
indeed; really; truly; very much
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
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)
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
help; assistance; service
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
marriage ceremony; wedding
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
magistrate; shogunate administrator
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
along the road; along the way
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
common; ordinary; conventional; customary