inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
banquet or reception hall
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
shoji (paper sliding door)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
popular person; favorite; favourite
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to be born; to come into the world
interruption; interference; butting in
like this; this sort; this way
to carry out one's mission
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
pretension; conceit; hubris
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
conviction; belief; confidence
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
probability; likelihood; chances