was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
detour; circumvention; turning movement
opposite bank; farther shore
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to say no more; to sink into silence
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
possession; retention; maintenance
retainer; retinue; servant
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family