entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
samurai; warrior; military family
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
verbal promise; one's word
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
north of the capital; northern part of Kyoto
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
while alive; during one's lifetime
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
Chrysanthemum Festival (the 9th day of the 9th lunar month) (one of the five annual festivals)
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
suō (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai)
to send a person on an errand
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine