impressed (glued) gold or silver foil on traditional Japanese fabric; type of noh costume
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
first warbling heard in a New Year
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
land survey; cadastral survey
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
security for a loan; collateral
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
sewing; needlework; embroidery
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
large truck; semi-trailer
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
young lord; successor of one's current lord
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
to fail to die (e.g. after suicide attempt or accident); to survive; to outlive
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
(Edo-period) town magistrate
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that