tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to take on a role; to take part
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
dark (color); concentrated; thick
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
older brother; elder brother
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side