local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
until now; so far; up to the present
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
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)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
since when; from when; how long
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
tedious; boring; being fed up with
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
fourth day of the month; four days
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by