becoming a lordless samurai
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
moron; idiot; stupid person
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
clock to be placed on tables, bookshelves, etc. (as opposed to a watch)
hanging scroll in a tea-ceremony room
cushion; pillow; mattress
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
seclusion; reclusion; retirement (from activities)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
squares and circles; square and round shapes