dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to check; to stop; to keep back
lieutenant general; vice-shogun
Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628-1700)
tour round the country (Japan) (visiting from province to province)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
agricultural community; farm village; rural
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application