to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
clothes; clothing; garments
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
this family; we; this house
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
together; mutually; fellow
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
information; news; report; reward; retribution
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
to run around; to bustle about
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
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)
governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
(Edo-period) town magistrate
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
successively; one after another
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by