agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
interruption; suspension; break
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
Kanda myoujin - shrine near Ochanomizu station, Tokyo
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
Naoe Kanetsugu (1560-1619)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
in order; in turn; one by one
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
about when; about what time; how soon
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
edict; ordinance; proclamation
every place; various places
attending (upon); keeping another company
Tachibana Muneshige (1569?-1643.1.15)
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)