maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
married woman; another's wife
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
inn; tavern; (arch.) basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; (arch.) basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
in succession; one after another
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
at first; in the beginning; originally
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
heart and soul; one's heart; one's soul
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up
great joy; delight; jubilation
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
treasure; precious article; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
so; therefore; and; (and) then
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)