foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
each; (arch.) you (plural)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
banquet or reception hall
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
feudal retainer or warrior
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
three branches of Buddhist sutras
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
to take command; to give direction
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
life; living; I; me; student
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
license; permit; licence; certificate
military science; strategy; tactics
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit