to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to have no chance (of succeeding)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to be excited; to be elated
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
proceeding to the capital
area under direct control (of the shogun)
rule; reign; government; governing
Society of Jesus; Jesuits
Lewes (Britain); Ruisu; Louise; Luis; Luiz; Ruiz
staying the night; lodging (at)
free markets and open guilds (policy enacted by daimyo in the Azuchimomoyama Period (1573-1598) that weakened the strict regulations surrounding business establishment in market places and important cities, allowing new businesses to open in Joka-machi market places)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK
secret technique; secret art
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to sit down; to take a seat
metallic sound; metallic clank