to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
what the hell are you saying!?
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
to have (esp. sex, food, etc.)
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to be pregnant; to be with child
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
a little bit; a little while
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
inn town; post town; post-station town
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
under the orders of; by order (command)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry