feudal retainer or warrior
attendance; presence; appearance
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to steal or sneak or slip into
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
every person; each one; everybody
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
library; book collection; paperback book
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
public holiday; celebration (of)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion