chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
half the body; half length
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to gather; to collect; to assemble
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
that kind; competition; match
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic