charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
proceeding to the capital
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
100,000; hundred thousand
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
address; lodgings; accommodation
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
number one; first; best; most; game; round
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
highway route (Edo period); main route
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
house where one was born; one's parents' house
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
deep emotion; strong feelings
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
manner of using one's hands
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
fawn colour; fawn-colored horse
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
in a day; in a brief space of time
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to get on a horse; to mount a horse