being very busy; busyness
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
higonokami; type of folding knife with metal handle
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
3000; three thousand; many
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
(your, his, her) daughter
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
just past noon; afternoon
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
joint together; opposite; facing
bridal costume; wedding dress
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
practice; practising; training; study
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to make a speech; to address
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning