to give a dinner party; to hold a banquet
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
military camp; barracks; camping
wealthy and powerful family
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be crowded; to be filled
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
being on duty; person on duty
half-agricultural and half-fishing (village or economy)
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to come to a mutual understanding; to cancel mutually (contract, etc.)
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
using as an intermediary; through
in every case; in everything; in all matters
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
meeting; greeting; welcome
water for washing or moistening one's hands
lower seat; seat at bottom of the table
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
1000 ri; (a) long distance
proceeding to Kyoto; entering Kyoto
thousand years; many years
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...