lieutenant general; vice-shogun
Tokugawa Mitsukuni (1628-1700)
tour round the country (Japan) (visiting from province to province)
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
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
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.)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be talented; to be able
opposite; reverse; contrary
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
survival; survivor; relic
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
no!; no no!; no, not at all
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
(private) geisha entertainment; being entertained by one or more geisha (in a tea house or traditional Japanese restaurant)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money