wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to become conscious; to recover one's senses; to snap out of it
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
after that; afterwards; thereafter
glorious reign; enlightened era
offering a full report to a superior
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
priest in charge of a temple's clerical duties
reception hall (in a temple or palace)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
in addition; besides this; twice
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to keep a record; to keep a tally
each; respectively; individually; separately
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
to communicate; to commune
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture); Oki (island)
to be adjacent (with each other); to come into contact (with each other); to touch (each other); to neighbor (neighbour); to border
allocation; assignment; allotment
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command