guess; speculation; supposition
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
here and there; in places
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
town-watches from the Edo period
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
two (long cylindrical things)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
bamboo sword (resembling a katana, etc.); bamboo imitation sword; dull sword
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
small change; coins; small sum of money
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
this and that; one thing or another
tenth day of the month; ten days
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